The New Drill - Smart performer with a Diabolo
The New Drill - Smart performer with a Diabolo - In the USA the fad for the toy ran from circa 1905 to 1910 (caricatures of public figures with the toy made it to newspapers), when it was hurt greatly by a glut of unsold poor quality off-brand versions. A diabolo is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle (British English: bobbin) and two cups (hourglass/egg timer shaped) or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo
Picture No
14114423
Media ID
45841916
Size
3270px x 5287px
(1.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Davidson Bros.' Real Photographic Series postcard
Date
circa 1909
