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Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
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The Doctors and the Quack: A Game
Title
The Doctors and the Quack: A Game
Object name
Card game
Date
ca. 1887
Medium
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. ( 2.9 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description
"The Doctors and the Quack: A Game" card game with 6 caregiver cards (Dr. Flower, Botanic; Dr. Killem, Quack, etc.), 21 patient cards, 29 health indicator cards and an instruction sheet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an image of a horse pulling a cart on a dirt road; cover inscribed, "THE/ DOCTORS/ AND/ THE/ QUACK/ A GAME./ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROS'./ SALEM, MASS".
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.686
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ DOCTORS/ AND/ THE/ QUACK/ A GAME./ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROS'./ SALEM, MASS".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
