Artist/Maker
Parker Brothers
The Flying Four Great International Airplane Race
ca. 1930
Place madeSalem, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper, metal
Open (board): 16 1/2 × 16 5/8 in. (41.9 × 42.2 cm)
Container (box): 1 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 9 in. (3.8 × 43.8 × 22.9 cm)
Container (box): 1 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 9 in. (3.8 × 43.8 × 22.9 cm)
The Liman Collection
2000.484
Description"The Flying Four Great International Airplane Race" board game in box with board, four metal playing pieces in the shape of airplanes, and a spinner; board printed with a 132 space circular path from a flight school in the U.S. to a landing in Paris; box printed with an airplane, an image of Paris and four portraits including Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh; box inscribed, "The Flying Four/ TRADE MARK/ GREAT/ INTERNATIONAL/ AIRPLANE RACE/ PARKER BROTHERS INC./ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON."Markingsprinted: on the box cover: "The Flying Four/ TRADE MARK/ GREAT/ INTERNATIONAL/ AIRPLANE RACE/ PARKER BROTHERS INC./ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON."
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
