Artist/Maker
John McLoughlin
Yankee Peddler or What Do You Buy?
1865-1870
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (3.2 x 14 x 14.6 cm)
The Liman Collection
2000.666
From the outset of the American game industry until well into the 1870s, games were made by hand coloring engravings. This time-consuming and expensive process was typically executed by factory workers, usually low paid young girls.
Description"Yankee Peddler or What Do You Buy?" card game with 11 polychrome vendor cards, 60 merchandise cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with an image of a man holding a clock in front of a horse drawn cart; box inscribed, "YANKEE PEDDLER/ OR WHAT DO YOU BUY."ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
