Dupont Delrin/Staglon Research

[FatCity67]

Doubt it. Crowns are a fairly common place logo.

Ive never read any info where Duncan and Imperial were connected at any point. Especially given the great write up Codger did on late 19th and 20th century knife industry history.

Will wait to be proved wrong in my assumptions as usual.

 

[Codger_64]

Hey guys know this is an old post, sorry but could this be the same Imperial that made Duncan yoyos way back when?

Couldn't help but notice going through a box of old keepsakes earlier that the crown on my Imperial knife has a remarkable resemblance to the crown on my Imperial Duncan yoyo.

Sorry but the yoyo is made by Duncan.

In 1946, Duncan built a new yo-yo factory in the small town of Luck, Wisconsin, where there was a large supply of hard maple, the main ingredient in the firm's product. In 1950, the company introduced a new model, the plastic Electric Yo-Yo, which lit up courtesy of a battery-powered light inside. It was only briefly produced, but in 1954 Duncan began making a regular production plastic model, the junior-sized Pony Boy. This yo-yo was made of polystyrene and had a BB inside that rattled. A short time later, the firm introduced the Imperial, made of tennite plastic, which duplicated the dimensions of the classic wood Model 77 that had been in production since 1929. The Imperial would go on to become the world's best-selling yo-yo.

 

[LongBeardTom]

Hey thanks the informative response. I thought maybe it could've been in relation to the crown plastics mentioned earlier in this thread. Great info though, Thanks Again