Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Luce Center
Game of the Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded
Object Number:
1992.12.23
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, metal, paper
Dimensions:
board (open): 16.3 x 17 cm (6 3/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Marks:
lithographed: on lid: "GAME/OF THE/TELEGRAPH/BOY/OR/MERIT/REWARDED"
lithographed: on lid, bottom left corner: "Copyrighted 1888 by MCLOUGHLIN BRO'S/NEW YORK"
printed: on board, top: "GAME OF THE TELEGRAPH BOY"
printed: on board, bottom: "copyrighted-18
Description:
Board game consisting of square board (folded in two), cardboard base with metal spinner in lower right corner, and metal figure (in blue uniform, running) mounted on round base; board with octagonal red playing area with yellow path with arrows leading to center, marked "PRESIDENT"; boxes marked with instructions and each position, as player progresses to top; on box, cover illustration divided into three sections: telegraph machine with paper spilling out of basket, boy in blue uniform running out of office, and boy presenting envelope to man seated at desk.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
