Lucky's Collectors Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos is a catalog of yo-yos manufactured largely in the United States from the twentieth century. Produced by Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D., the Guinness World Record holder for the largest Yo-Yo collection, the book features the history of the yo-yo as well as a price guide. Over one thousand photographs of yo-yos and memorabilia are listed in the book. Collectors frequently use his numbering system to identify particular yo-yos. A first edition copy of this book is included in the Smithsonian Institution collection donated by Don Duncan Jr.
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