Droll Yankees is a subsidiary bird feeding brand of Classic Brands, LLC. Originally founded as a record label to record the sounds of Old New England, the company originated the tubular bird feeder in 1969.
History
- Record label (1960)
- Invention of A-6 (1969)
- Classic Brands acquisition (2017??)
References
- Droll Yankees started in 1960 as record label, A-6 introduced in 1969: https://books.google.com/books?id=MdE6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT91&lpg=PT91&dq=droll+yankees+record+label&source=bl&ots=z8uELY7tl9&sig=ACfU3U0DDKr6sBO4VskNChsVCTQ-zHndAQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqt8Wp96nqAhVnUN8KHX__DAUQ6AEwC3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=droll%20yankees%20record%20label&f=false
- US Patent Office, DY record label https://books.google.com/books?id=KVcbAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA28&lpg=RA1-PA28&dq=droll+yankees+record+label&source=bl&ots=SZJVVSggG6&sig=ACfU3U0t6RVnMba6UqWrWxG8SuGZYJJVKQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqt8Wp96nqAhVnUN8KHX__DAUQ6AEwCnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=droll%20yankees%20record%20label&f=false
- DY discography http://www.blackbirdsf.org/dy/ https://www.discogs.com/label/106902-Droll-Yankees-Inc