Artist/Maker Milton Bradley (American, 1860 – 2009)

Fish pond

ca. 1890

Place madeSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Wood, cardboard, paper

Container (box): 1 3/8 × 19 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (3.5 × 49.8 × 26 cm)

The Liman Collection

2000.584

Description"Fish Pond" board game in a paper coverd carboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of two fish; interior of the box decorated with a scene of pond containing lily pads, fish and frogs, with 22 slits cut out in rows; 2 cardboard fish of various colors, with hole cut through to be caught by, and with their names printed on one side ("BASS", "SHAD") and numbers on the other; instructions printed on inside of cover.

Markingslithographed: on the box cover: "FISH POND/ Milton Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass./ 4324"

ClassificationsTOYS

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