Pedro Flores
Pedro Flores (born April 26, 1896 in Vintar , Ilocos Norte , Philippines , † January 1964 in Coshocton County , Ohio , USA ) was a Filipino entrepreneur.
Life
In 1915, Flores came to the USA as an immigrant . He brought his yo-yo and started a yo-yo manufacturing company in 1928. Flores sold his company to Donald F. Duncan. In the 1930s he left Duncan, founded the Bandalore Company and started producing his own yo- yos again. After the Second World War he built the Chico Yo-Yo Company together with Joe Radovan.
The National Yo-Yo Museum is located in Chico , California . Pedro Flores is considered to be the first yo-yo guru.
Web links
- Pedro Edralin Flores at findagrave.com
- More about Pedro Flores (English) ( Memento of 24 March 2010 at the Internet Archive )
- AYYA Hall of Fame with photo of Pedro Flores ( Memento from May 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- National Yo-Yo Museum
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pedro Flores is considered the original yo-yo guru from http://www.nationalyoyo.org/museum/pedroflores.htm ( Memento from March 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flores, Pedro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flores, Pedro Edralin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino-American entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vintar , Ilocos Norte, Philippines |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1964 |
| Place of death | Coshocton County , Ohio , USA |