Candy Land Board Game, circa 1955

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Artifact Overview

Eleanor Abbott, a schoolteacher recuperating from polio in a San Diego hospital, wanted to entertain children confined to the polio ward. In 1948, she developed Candy Land -- a colorful game that even kids too young to read or count could play. Milton Bradley published Candy Land in 1949, and it became one of the best-selling and most beloved board games of all time.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Board game (Game set)

Date Made

1955

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made in the United States, distributed by Milton Bradley Company out of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2021.87.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 1.438 in (Packaging)
Width: 16.625 in (Packaging)
Length: 8.625 in (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on top of packaging: Another / MB / MILTON / BRADLEY / KEY / TO FUN / and learning / FOR AGES / 4 to 8 / MILTON / BRADLEY / COMPANY / SPRINGFIELD / MASSACHUSETTS / 4921 / MADE IN U.S.A. / A SWEET LITTLE GAME / CANDY / LAND / Game / ...FOR SWEET LITTLE FOLKS... on front and back of packaging: MB / MILTON / BRADLEY / CANDY LAND GAME 4921 on sides of packaging: CANDY LAND / 4921
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