Candy Land Gameboard, 1950-1960
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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
Gameboard (Board game element)
Date Made
1950-1960
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.130.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Technique
Lithography
Dimensions
Width: 8.25 in (Dimensions given are folded.)
Length: 16.25 in
Inscriptions
on the center of playing surface: CANDY LAND
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SetThinking Inside the Box: Board Games in America
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Board games have engaged Americans in friendly competition for two hundred years. Reaching their height of popularity from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, board games remain a widespread leisure activity. Colorful graphics and a playful purpose belie their cultural significance, but a closer look reveals important shifts in American society.