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
Creators
Place of Creation
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
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