Travel Edition Scrabble, 1987-1989
THF106452 / Travel Edition Scrabble, 1987-1989
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Artifact Overview
Vacationing long distances by car, at times, can prove monotonous. To help pass the time, families could play games while driving down the highway. Coleco produced this travel edition of Scrabble, a popular crossword-spelling game.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Board game (Game set)
Date Made
1987-1989
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made in China for Selchow & Righter, a subsidiary of Coleco Industries, Inc., Amsterdam, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.118.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Plastic
Vinyl
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 0.5 in
Width: 4 in
Length: 8 in
Inscriptions
on front of product package:
SCRABBLE / BRAND / CROSSWORD GAME / TRAVEL EDITION
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