New Donkey Party Game

1937

Place madeUnited States

Paper

Overall: 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (23.5 x 29.2 cm)

Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp

2009.53.8ab

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DescriptionFoldout sheet depicting donkey to pin with scenarios and ethnicities for players to act out; paper envelope holds game depicting family playing game with text: A Thousand Laughs/ THE NEW DONKEY PARTY GAME./ THE MODERN VERSION OF THE FAMOUS DONKEY GAME/ IF YOU MISS THE DONKEY YOU HAVE TO IMITATE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS-SEE DIRECTIONS INSIDE; marks and writing in pencil all over back of envelope.

MarkingsAmerican Toy Works, NY, No. 4031

ClassificationsTOYS