Yahtzee Game, 1961-1965
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Artifact Overview
In Yahtzee, players throw a set of five dice to complete certain combinations. Each combination gives the player points to help win the game. In the late 1950s, Edwin S. Lowe acquired the rights to the game and hosted Yahtzee parties to promote and sell the game. Through this word of mouth marketing, the game quickly caught on and gained in popularity.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Game
Date Made
1961-1965
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.55.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Miriam R. Epstein.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Technique
Lithography
Dimensions
Height: 2.875 in
Width: 7.875 in
Length: 14 in
Inscriptions
top of box: the FUN game that makes / THINKING...fun! / Yahtzee® / AN EXCITING GAME / OF SKILL AND CHANCE / Fun for the entire Family!
end of box top: Yahtzee®.../ an exciting game of Skill and Chance! / E.S. Lowe Co. Inc. (logo) / MANUFACTURE IN U.S.A. / E.S. LOWE COMPANY, Inc., 200 Fifth Ave., New York 10, N.Y.
front of instruction manual: How to Play/Yahtzee® / the FUN game that makes / THINKING...fun! / Entire contents copyrighted 1956, 1961 / Yahtzee trademark Reg. U.S. Pat. Office / E.S. LOWE COMPANY, Inc., 200 Fifth Ave., New York 10, N.Y.
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