[Ads-l] Antedating of "Yo-Yo"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Great citation, Fred. There are three matches in volume 11 of "Orchard
and Farm Irrigation" in Google Books. The earliest match occurred in
the April 1911 issue.  So your discovery appears to be a bit better
than you have suggested.

Periodical: Orchard and Farm Irrigation
Volume 11
Publisher: Country Life Publishing Company, San Francisco, California

https://books.google.com/books?id=UghntlbYj_4C&q=yo-yo#v=snippet&

Date: April 1911
Quote Page 27, Column 1

Date: May 1911
Quote Page 31, Column 1

Date: June 1911
Quote Page 20, Column 4

[Begin excerpt]
"YO-YO"
THE CLIMBING TOP
Most fascinating toy ever inven-
ted. No boy or girl should be
without one. By mail postpaid
10 cents
NOVELTY SALES CO.
693 Mission Street, San
Francisco
[End excerpt]

Garson


On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 5:27 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> yo-yo (OED 1915)
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> 1911 Orchard and Farm Irrigation June 20/4 (Google Books)
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> "Yo-Yo"  THE CLIMBING TOP  Most fascinating toy ever invented.
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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