Operation Game, circa 1975
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Artifact Overview
Milton Bradley introduced this game of skill in 1965. Players need a steady hand to "operate" on the patient (an image on an electrified board powered by batteries). Each player tries to remove plastic elements with metal tweezers. But be careful! If the tweezers hit the metal lining, an electrical circuit is closed, and the patient's nose lights up while a buzzer sounds.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Board game (Game set)
Date Made
circa 1975
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.75.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Plastic
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 9.625 in
Length: 19.125 in
Inscriptions
side bar on box lid: ANOTHER / MB / KEY / TO FUN / and learning / FOR / AGES / 6 to 14 / MILTON / BRADLEY / COMPANY / SPRINGFIELD / MASSACHUSETTS / 4545 / MADE IN U.S.A.
box top: OPERATION / SKILL / GAME / WHERE YOU'RE / THE DOCTOR
undocumented location: for / 1 or / more / players / Successful operations / earn "money." Failures / set-off alarms. / average playtime 20 minutes
© 1965 BY MILTON BRADLEY CO. UNDER BERNE & UNIVERSAL COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS/U.S. PATENT No. 3,333,846
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