"Auto Bingo" Game Cards, 1960-1970
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As the interstate highway system expanded and automobiles became more reliable, the distance of the average automobile trip lengthened. Families traveling long hours looked for ways to occupy restless children while on the road. "Auto Bingo," c. 1965, was one of the many travel games and novelties that appeared on the market in the 1950s and 1960s.
As the interstate highway system expanded and automobiles became more reliable, the distance of the average automobile trip lengthened. Families traveling long hours looked for ways to occupy restless children while on the road. "Auto Bingo," c. 1965, was one of the many travel games and novelties that appeared on the market in the 1950s and 1960s.
Artifact
Game
Date Made
1960-1970
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Made by Regal Manufacturing Co. based on a patented design by Erich A. Spitzner.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
89.115.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Plastic
Color
Green
White (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 6.875 in
Width: 6.625 in
Inscriptions
upper left corner, front of card: AUTO BINGO lower front, in part: PAT. NO 2322324 / REGAL MFG. CO. / CHICAGO 60618
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