Straphanger: A game of the New York City Subway System
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1983
Medium:
Paper, cardboard, plastic
Dimensions:
Box: 9 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (24.1 x 47 x 3.8 cm)
Description:
Straphanger board game consisting of bi-fold game board, 10-minute hourglass timer, 100 blue tokens, 6 player pieces in the form of printed cardboard subway riders, playing cards (MTA Roulette cards, Wild Cards, Expressly Yours Cards, Timer Cards), a die, and a Money Board notepad; game board depicts the five boroughs of New York City with subway lines criss-crossing Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kathleen Hulser
Object Number:
2002.39
Gallery Label:
"Straphanger" was created as a humorous and realistic trip on the New York subway system of the early 1980s. Each player picks a marker that looks like an actual subway character, spends a token on each turn, and attempts to get from home to work and back to collect a daily salary. The trip is complicated by many hazards along the way.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1983
eMuseum Object ID:
46313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lotto
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Cardboars, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 12 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 30.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Lotto word-building board game comprising of over 113 pieces included; 23 game cards; 90 wood number tokens; 1 instruction leaflet; cover lid "LOTTO/COPYRIGHT MCMXXXII/By/MILTON BRADLEY CO./Springfield, Mass./Made in U.S.A."; image on the cover resembles a piece of luggage with images of various destinations.
Credit Line:
Gift of Trudy & Howard Kaplan
Object Number:
2001.180
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
45854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flinch
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 11.4 x 14 x 4.2 cm )
Description:
Flinch card game comprising of 90 pieces; 90 game cards in blue and white; cover lid "FLINCH/REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE/PRICE ONE DOLLAR/PARKER BROTHERS, INC./SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, CHICAGO/MADE IN U.S.A."; in red and gold.
Credit Line:
Gift of Trudy & Howard Kaplan
Object Number:
2001.183
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
45819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scrabble
Classification:
Medium:
Cardboard, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 19 x 36.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Scrabble board game comprising of 100 pieces; 1 boardgame; 4 letter tile racks; 95 tiles; cover, burgundy with a round yellow and blue sticker on the left top corner "MANUFACTURED BY SELCHOW & RIGHTER CO., NEW YORK, NY/SCRABBLE/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./FOR PRODUCTION & MARKETING COMPANY".
Credit Line:
Gift of Carol Colby Tanenbaum
Object Number:
2001.122
Gallery Label:
Scrabble, trademarked in 1948, owed its initial popualarity to the President of Macy's who played it in his holiday and decided to offer it for sale in his stores. A perennial favorite ever since, Scrabble was liscensed to Selchow & Righter in 1952.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
45818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Monopoly
Classification:
Date:
copyright 1936
Medium:
Cardboard, wood, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 19 x 16.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Monopoly board game comprising of over 119 game pieces including; 3 instruction leaflets; 2 green dice; 8 player pieces; 12 red hotels; 32 green houses; 28 title deeds; 32 community chest and chance cards; 1 board game; 1 pencil; a stack of monopoly money; cover "Monopoly/REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE/$/POPULAR EDITION/PARKER BROTHERS INC./SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON/NUMBER 8/U.S. PATENTS 1,509,312-2,026,082 MADE IN U.S.A." green, black and silver lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Virginia M. Giovinco
Object Number:
2001.161
Gallery Label:
Since 1935 Monopoly game has been the best-selling game in America.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
45817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pit
Classification:
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 5 1/2 x 1 in. ( 10.2 x 14 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pit card game comprising of a 65 piece set; 64 playing cards; 1 instruction leaflet; 1 box and cover "BULL AND BEAR EDITION/PIT/PATENTED IN GREAT BRITAIN/U.S. PATENT. MARCH 22, 1904/EXCITING for EVERYONE/PARKER BROTHER INCORPORATED/SALEM, MASS., U.S.A." in burgundy.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carol Colby Tanenbaum
Object Number:
2001.123
Gallery Label:
Pit, the fast-paced stet game from Parker Brothers, simulating the excitement of the trading floor has been popular since its introduction in 1904.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
45816
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rook
Classification:
Date:
1910
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 4 x 5 1/2 x 1 in. ( 10.2 x 14 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Rook card game comprising of 59 game pieces; 1 game box; 2 instructing leaflets; 56 cards; cover lid "FAMOUS/ROOK/CARDS FOR PLAYING/ROOK-DIXIE ROOK/OVER THE TOP, TUXEDO/MADE IN THE U.S.A./ROOK CARD CO. SALEM, MASS./PATENTED/MARCH 22 1910"; image of a crow and a set of Rook cards on the cover and each playing card.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carol Colby Tanenbaum
Object Number:
2001.124
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
45815
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parcheesi
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Cardboard, wood, plastic, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (game containing pieces): 6 1/2 in. × 7 in. × 2 in. (16.5 × 17.8 × 5.1 cm)
Open (board): 18 1/2 × 18 1/2 i
Description:
Parcheesi board game comprising of 25 game pieces; included are 1 gameboard; 1 instruction leaflet; 3 red dice; 4 dice cups; 16 upright pawns, (4) red, (4) blue, (4) green, (4) yellow; box and board burgundy; box lid "PARCHEESI/TRADE MARK-REG.U.S. PAT. OFF./S&R/TRADEMARK" embossed on the top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Trudy & Howard Kaplan
Object Number:
2001.179
Gallery Label:
The game of Parcheesi dates back at least 1200 years. By 1550, it became known in India as "Pachisi" and was considered the national game. Selchow & Righter of New York trademarked the game in 1874.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
45814
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Where's Johnny?
Classification:
Date:
1850-1858
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 3.8 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Card game composed of 32 cards printed in black with hand coloring; one card represents "Johnny," the others have verses of a rhyme about finding Johnny. Each card has handwritten city (i.e. Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Boston) and a number, allowing players to play the game of "Lost Heir."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2002.22
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
45759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Capitol Dominoes
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Paper, wood
Dimensions:
Each (dominoe): 2 x 1 x 3/4 in. (5.1 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm)
Overall: 1 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 23.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Table game with 28 black wood dominoes and an instruction sheet; on lid cover, on the left-hand side an image of Capitol in Washington on top of red, white and blue stripes, scrolled on top of the image is "HALSAM"; on the right hand side, six white stars across top of box and five at the bottom; "CAPITAL/DOMINOES/DOUBLE SIX by Halsam" on the top lid of the left-hand side; on lid apron is the Halsam logo, "CAPITOL DOMINOES by Halsam, set no. 630-DOUBLE SIX CONTENTS 28 PIECES; also a price sticker "Lit Brothers/2R 125/$1.00"
Credit Line:
Gift of Carol Colby Tanenbaum
Object Number:
2001.125
Gallery Label:
The Halsam Products Company of Chicago, Illinois was founded in 1917 by Hal Elliot and Sam Goss, whose combined first names created the Halsam name. Halsam is one of the most enduring names in American toys.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
45749
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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