Board Game

Name/Title

Board Game

Entry/Object ID

1986.34.1a-g

Description

Board game and box. The box lid is printed with an illustration of a fire wagon being pulled by three white horses with the inscription, "FIRE FIGHTERS" in sky above it. The directions for play are printed at the bottom of the illustration. The game board is printed on a sticker and adhered to the inside of the box. It consists of an illustration of four ladders leaning against a multicolored building and terminating at an open window. A woman in a nightgown is standing at the window, and flames are behind her. The playing pieces are small wooden disks stained red, blue, yellow, and green. There is a rectangular counter with a rotating dial than can indicate the numbers 1-4 and the instructions, "Spin the hand by a quick stroke of the finger."

Context

Likely used in Berlin, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1986.34

Source or Donor

Winters, Jennie B.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Milton Bradley Company

Date made

1909

Place

City

Springfield

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Board

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

14-1/4 in

Depth

1 in

Length

8-1/4 in

Material

Cardboard, Wood

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Berlin

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America