Candy Land Board Game, circa 1962
THF807251 / Candy Land Board Game, circa 1962
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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
circa 1962
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made in the United States, distributed by Milton Bradley Company of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2025.277.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1.25 in (Packaging)
Width: 19 in (Packaging)
Length: 10 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on lid:
ANOTHER / MB / KEY / TO FUN / and learning / MILTON / BRADLEY / COMPANY / SPRINGFIELD / MASSACHUSETTS / 4700 / MADE IN USA / CANDY / LAND / Game / A sweet little game for swet little folks / [C] 1955 by Milton Bradley Company Under Berne & Universal Copyright Conventions. / for / 2 to 4 / young payers / OBJECT / Follow colored path / by matching colors to / spaces, no counting or reading / average playtime 15 minutes
on game board:
[...] / [C] 1962 by Milton Bradley Company Under Berne & Universal Copyright Conventions.
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