"Park and Shop" Board Game, 1960
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The striking cover on this game shows a typical suburban shopping center of the era, complete with large parking lot. The game contains a game board, 12 markers (6 cars and 6 people), toy money, cards, and dice. The original price, from Gilbert's Hobby Shop, was $2.98.
The striking cover on this game shows a typical suburban shopping center of the era, complete with large parking lot. The game contains a game board, 12 markers (6 cars and 6 people), toy money, cards, and dice. The original price, from Gilbert's Hobby Shop, was $2.98.
Artifact
Board game (Game set)
Date Made
1960
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
98.57.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1.75 in (product package)
Width: 9.625 in (product oackage)
Length: 19 in (product package)
Inscriptions
Printed on box lid, center: PARK AND SHOP / THE SHOPPING GAME / c 1960 BY MILTON BRADLEY CO. / UNDER BERNE & UNIVERSAL / COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS / PRINTED IN U.S.A. Box lid top, left side: [...] FOR AGES 10 TO ADULT / MILTON BRADLEY / COMPANY / SPRINGFIELD / MASSACHUSETTS / 4300 / MADE IN U.S.A. Yellow sticker on left side: GILBERT'S / HOBBY SHOP / 2.98
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