The Exciting Game: "Make-A-Million," 1945-1955
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Parker Brothers copyrighted this card game in 1934. Teams work to make a million dollars (points) by winning tricks during the play of the game. A 55-card deck contains 52 colored number and money cards -- money cards count to the total. An additional three wild cards -- tiger, bull, and bear -- influence values won during play.
Parker Brothers copyrighted this card game in 1934. Teams work to make a million dollars (points) by winning tricks during the play of the game. A 55-card deck contains 52 colored number and money cards -- money cards count to the total. An additional three wild cards -- tiger, bull, and bear -- influence values won during play.
Artifact
Card game (Game set)
Date Made
1945-1955
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Salem
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Parker Brothers, Inc. in Salem, Massachusetts based on a patented design by Paul L. Mansfield.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.275.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Pasteboard (Paper)
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Dimensions
Height: 1 in
Width: 4 in
Length: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
on box top: THE EXCITING GAME / MAKE-A-MILLION
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