Touring: Automobile Card Game, 1958-1965

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Artifact Overview

Players race to win in this 1958 version of Touring: Parker Brothers Automobile Card Game. Players collect mile cards to advance, but "Broken spring," "Collision" or "Out of gas" cards can slow the tourist down. A version of this game has been around since 1906. Parker Brothers purchased the rights to this game in 1925.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Card game (Game set)

Date Made

1958-1965

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.141.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Pasteboard (Paper)

Technique

Lithography

Dimensions

Height: 1.0 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 4.0 in

Inscriptions

on box top: PARKER BROTHERS AUTOMOBILE CARD GAME / TOURING