Flinch card game

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

1938 "Flinch" Card Game

1938 "Flinch" Card Game

Name/Title

Flinch card game

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.16

Description

Flinch Card game originally invented by A. J. Patterson in 1901 and produced by the Flinch Card Company. The game is based on the concept of stockpiling. This version was produced Parker Brothers, Inc in 1938. This game set still contains instructions and even a small advertisement insert but is missing one number "8" card.

Use

Recreation

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Parker Brothers, Inc.

Date made

1938

Place

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Card, Playing

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Card

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Dimensions and weight of full box

Width

115 mm

Depth

30 mm

Length

143 mm

Weight

286 g