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Board, Game

Collection Type

  • Toys and games

Date

1939-1933

GUSN

GUSN-11083

Description

Bobby and Betty's Trip to the New York World's Fair board game, includes a board and small red cardboard box. Box contains: "Rules for the Game"; two dice; four wooden "play pieces" in red, yellow, green and blue; game cards (25 out of 26 inventoried, plus 2 promotional cards); and promotion sale booklet picturing other "Best Seller" games by Parker Brothers Inc.

Details

Descriptive Terms

board games (game sets)
cardboard
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
wood (plant material)
Cardboard
Unidentified Paper
Transfer Printed
BOARDGAME

Inscription

Printed on Box and Board, ""Boby and Betty's Trip to the New York World's Fair/John Wenrich-Del./Parker Brothers Inc./ Salem, Mass./ New York Chicago London/ Made in USA/"".....; Promotional Booklet, ""Monopoly/Best Seller among the World's Great Standard Games!/ Sets from $2 to $25/ We especially recommend the White/ Box Edition (illustrated), with/ finer equipment, all in one container./ Price, $3.50./ At All Dealers or by mail from Salem/ Parker Brothers Inc./ Salem, Massachusetts/......""

Maker

Parker Brothers Inc. (Maker)

Location of Origin

USA; Salem, MA, USA

Dimensions

18 x 22 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1992.188

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
New York state (United States)
Illinois (United States)

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