Board Game

game

Name/Title

Board Game

Entry/Object ID

2003.12.13a-aaaaa

Description

Boxed board game, "Broadcast Baseball". The set consists of the box, box lid, game board, 2 used score sheets, 1 unused score card, small box of 34 metal pins, 4 red pegs, 4 blue pegs, 11 blue cardboard team tags, 44 blue cardboard score tags, 1 blank blue piece of paper. Directions for play are printed on the interior of the box lid. Conventional play follows the rules of baseball, but the players spin a dial and match the result to the numbered game outcome printed in the box lid. There are also alternative instructions for using the board to reenact live games via radio broadcast.

Context

Owned by Jean Louise Goodall Balham in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2003.12

Source or Donor

Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. Pressman & Co., Inc.

Date made

1936 - 1939

Place

City

Richardson

State/Province

Texas

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 (boxed)

Width

12-1/2 in

Depth

1-3/4 in

Length

19 in

Material

Cardboard, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America