Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Game of District Messenger Boy
Title
The Game of District Messenger Boy
Date
ca. 1888
Medium
Cardoard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 16 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 42.2 x 42.5 cm )
Description
"Game of District Messenger Boy" board game consisting of board and four wooden playing pieces, in a paper covered wood and cardboard box with cover illustration of three boys in blue uniforms and caps riding bicycles; box cover inscribed, "THE GAME OF/ DISTRICT MESSENGER BOY/ 5231/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ INCORPORATED/ NEW YORK"; board is in the form of a maze, with almost every box marked with description or instruction, such as "Advance to BOX INSPECTOR," with illustrations of stock tickers at each corner and the directions printed across the bottom.
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.345
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME OF/ DISTRICT MESSENGER BOY/ 5231/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ INCORPORATED/ NEW YORK"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
