Easy Money Gameboard, 1936-1946

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Artifact Overview

Players in Milton Bradley's game "Easy Money" travel around the board buying property, collecting rent, and making easy money. The game derived from the Landlord's Game -- developed in 1904. Other rent-collecting and money-making games had developed from this 1904 original, but only one would become the most popular board game in history - Parker Brothers' Monopoly.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Gameboard (Board game element)

Date Made

1936-1946

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

87.130.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard

Technique

Lithography

Dimensions

Length: 18.625 in
Width: 9.25 in

Inscriptions

either side of board: EASY MONEY
Easy Money Gameboard, 1936-1946