Game, Board

Name/Title

Game, Board

Entry/Object ID

34.18

Description

Monopoly Game. Material: paper, wood, plastic. (a) Box) Size: 6 1/2" x 7 1/2". Description: white and blue cardboard box; black print: "Monopoly, Registered in U.S. Patent Office, A Parker Trading Game, Parker Brothers Inc., Salem, Massachusetts, New York, Chicago, U.S. Patent 2,026,082, Made in U.S.A."; box contents: cards, money, wood pieces, plastic die. (b) Board. Size: 9 1/2" x 19 1/2". Description: cardboard playing board.

Context

Monopoly game was played by Carl and Dorothy Strand and their eight children. They spent many hours around the dining room table enjoying the camaraderie and competition as they played with this set starting in the middle 1940s. This was probably a Christmas gift from Carl and Dorothy, the parents.

Made/Created

Date made

1936

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Game, Board

Create Date

September 26, 2018

Update Date

September 19, 2024