Donald F. Duncan Sr. ( Donald F. Duncan Sr .; June 6, 1892 Kansas City (Missouri) - May 15, 1971 Palm Springs (California) USA ) American entrepreneur inventing, founder of the toy company [2] [3] .
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| English Donald F. Duncan Sr. | |
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| Place of death | Palm Springs , California , USA |
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| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Biography
Donald Duncan was born on June 6, 1892 in Kansas City ( Missouri ). He founded the ice cream company, which is still operating [4] [5] . He died in a car accident on May 15, 1971 in Palm Springs , California . Perpetuating the memory of D. Duncan, June 6 became Yo-Yo national day, since it was he who contributed to the development of this toy [6] [7] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ KOWALICK, VINCE . Yo-Yo Entrepreneur Had to Pull Some Strings (English) , Los Angeles Times (May 23, 1994). Date of treatment July 7, 2018.
- ↑ History of Duncan Toys Company - FundingUniverse . www.fundinguniverse.com. Date of treatment July 7, 2018.
- ↑ John Clark (The Republic) . Yo-yo business has its ups and downs , Times of Northwest Indiana . Date of treatment July 7, 2018.
- ↑ Miller Parking Meter . National Museum of American History. Date of treatment July 7, 2018.
- ↑ Yo-Yo Story - Games Lab playlab.ru. Date of treatment July 7, 2018.
- ↑ Duncan history page. at the Official Duncan Yo-Yo Website (link not available) . Duncan Toys | Yo-Yo's (July 7, 2018). Archived January 14, 2013.