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- Poky the Clown Target Board, 1940-1950 - Players shoot at Poky the Clown's nose in this game made by the All Metal Products Company, also known as Wyandotte Toys. The company produced a range of metal toys, including toy guns. At one time the company was the largest manufacturer of toy guns. This target game originally came with a dart gun and three suction cup darts.
- 1940-1950
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Poky the Clown Target Board, 1940-1950
Players shoot at Poky the Clown's nose in this game made by the All Metal Products Company, also known as Wyandotte Toys. The company produced a range of metal toys, including toy guns. At one time the company was the largest manufacturer of toy guns. This target game originally came with a dart gun and three suction cup darts.
- Game, Task Force, circa 1951 - Guy W. Vitale, a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, patented this game in 1951. Players move ships across the board to their home ports. Along the way, players attack and try to destroy the enemy's (the opposing player's) fleet. The game was produced by a little-known game company in Albion, Michigan.
- circa 1951
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Game, Task Force, circa 1951
Guy W. Vitale, a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, patented this game in 1951. Players move ships across the board to their home ports. Along the way, players attack and try to destroy the enemy's (the opposing player's) fleet. The game was produced by a little-known game company in Albion, Michigan.
- Chastleton Patience Board, circa 1900 - This fold-out game board provides a solid surface for playing Patience -- a number of puzzle card games similar to Solitaire. Long fabric pockets secure cards in play, while wood slots provide storage. The board was designed by Mary Whitmore Jones who also authored works describing how to play the infinite varieties of the game.
- circa 1900
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Chastleton Patience Board, circa 1900
This fold-out game board provides a solid surface for playing Patience -- a number of puzzle card games similar to Solitaire. Long fabric pockets secure cards in play, while wood slots provide storage. The board was designed by Mary Whitmore Jones who also authored works describing how to play the infinite varieties of the game.
- "Presenting the Official Jeep/1988 U.S. Olympic Team Gift Collection," 1988 - Chrysler's Jeep brand sponsored the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team at both the Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and at the Summer Games held in Seoul, South Korea. This catalog featured a variety of co-branded Jeep/U.S. Olympic Team merchandise including hats, shirts, mugs, pins, and pens.
- 1988
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"Presenting the Official Jeep/1988 U.S. Olympic Team Gift Collection," 1988
Chrysler's Jeep brand sponsored the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team at both the Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and at the Summer Games held in Seoul, South Korea. This catalog featured a variety of co-branded Jeep/U.S. Olympic Team merchandise including hats, shirts, mugs, pins, and pens.
- The Ungame Game, 1975 - An unusual "non-competitive," "non-threatening" board game, the Ungame encouraged adults and children to improve their communication skills by providing personal questions for the players to answer. The game board included spaces called "tell it like it is" and "do your own thing." Parents undoubtedly liked the game more than kids did.
- 1975
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The Ungame Game, 1975
An unusual "non-competitive," "non-threatening" board game, the Ungame encouraged adults and children to improve their communication skills by providing personal questions for the players to answer. The game board included spaces called "tell it like it is" and "do your own thing." Parents undoubtedly liked the game more than kids did.
- "Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering, Special Limited Edition" by Andrew "bunnie" Huang, 2003 - When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- 2003
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"Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering, Special Limited Edition" by Andrew "bunnie" Huang, 2003
When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- "Die Xbox hacken," by Andrew "bunnie" Huang, Translated into German from English, 2003 - When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- 2003
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"Die Xbox hacken," by Andrew "bunnie" Huang, Translated into German from English, 2003
When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- The New York Times, "Some Xbox Enthusiasts Microsoft Didn't Aim For," July 10, 2003 - When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- July 10, 2003
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The New York Times, "Some Xbox Enthusiasts Microsoft Didn't Aim For," July 10, 2003
When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- Certificate of Authenticity for Video Game Recovered in 2014 from the 1983 Atari Video Game Burial Site - In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This document captures the history of the world's first video game excavation.
- April 26, 2014
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Certificate of Authenticity for Video Game Recovered in 2014 from the 1983 Atari Video Game Burial Site
In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This document captures the history of the world's first video game excavation.
- Hanukkah Dreidel Game Set, 2015-2020 - Hanukkah celebrates the 164 B.C.E. victory of a small rebel army, the Maccabees, over the Jews' Syrian-Greek oppressors and the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for eight days as it burned in the defiled temple's lampstand. Spinning the dreidel, a four-sided top with a Hebrew letter on each side, is a traditional Hanukkah children's game.
- 2015-2020
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Hanukkah Dreidel Game Set, 2015-2020
Hanukkah celebrates the 164 B.C.E. victory of a small rebel army, the Maccabees, over the Jews' Syrian-Greek oppressors and the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for eight days as it burned in the defiled temple's lampstand. Spinning the dreidel, a four-sided top with a Hebrew letter on each side, is a traditional Hanukkah children's game.