Artist/Maker
Milton Bradley
(American, 1860 – 2009)
Game of the Stubborn Pig
ca. 1910
Place madeSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Cardboard, metal, paper
Overall: 1 1/8 x 15 1/8 x 9 in. ( 2.9 x 38.4 x 22.9 cm )
The Liman Collection
1992.12.22
DescriptionCardboard box with cover illustration of man dressed in green with brown hat pulling white pig, which has its trotters dug in and its head to the ground against a background of field with farmhouse and fence; playing area pasted onto inside of box, with squares marked with numbers leading to central medallion "MARKET" with bucolic scene of farmers and pigs; red cardboard spinner with foliate decoration and metal arrow.Markingsprinted: on inside of box cover: "4148/THE GAME OF/THE STUBBORN PIG./This game is supposed to represent the trials of a/man driving a stubborn pig to market./The implements of this game consist of a game-board,/dial and counters. The forward moves are governed by/the numbers registered by the arrow. The backward/moves are according to the directions upon the spaces./The player first reaching the Market by an exact spin/of the dial wins./MILTON BRADLEY CO. Springfield, Mass."
written: in pencil on bottom of box: "XMAS 1908"
printed: on cover: "GAME/OF/THE/STUBBORN/PIG/MILTON BRADLEY CO./SPRINGFIELD MASS."
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
