Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/6/2004 9:23:42 AM Central Daylight Time, bladman99@yahoo.ca writes: At 09:03 AM 06-09-04 EDT, Summicron1@aol.com wrote: >The big Yo-yo boom of the 1950s killed the Duncan >company, and there are many other examples. ACTUALLY, it was in the 60's, and the demise actually derived more from a legal battle over the the name yo-yo between Royal tops and Duncan. -- >From Duncan's webpages: -- 1962 Blockbuster yo-yo year. TV advertising drives sales from $2 million to $7 million a year. Continued demand exceeds production, creating additional costs as Duncan struggles to fill record-breaking orders. -- 1965 Yo-yo market drops after huge fad. Duncan loses landmark court battle with Royal Tops Company over Duncan's trademark on the word "Yo-Yo." Name is ruled a generic term. Legal costs force both companies into bankruptcy. http://www.yo-yo.com/history_section/hist_timeline.html As we've learned in the past on the LUG, never generalize with an absolute . . . wait, I just did, didn't I? ;+) Sonny http://www.sonc.com