Artist/Maker
McLoughlin Brothers
(American, 1854 – 1921)
The Horseless Carriage Race
1900
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Cardboard, wood, paper, metal
Overall: 1 x 21 1/4 x 12 7/8 in. (2.5 x 54 x 32.7 cm)
The Liman Collection
2000.299
Just before the turn of the 20th century, a noisy new mode of transportation entered the American streetscape. The automobile, also known as the "horseless carriage," fascinated restless Americans, allowing them to travel and experience their nation at "top" speed.
Description"The Horseless Carrige Race" board game with two lead cars, a cardboard spinner with a metal arrow and a paper gameboard applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; board chromolithographed with a map of the United States, southern Canada and northern Mexico with major cities such as New York, New Orleans, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Quebec depicted with path of automobiles around map; box cover illustrated with man and woman riding in an early automobile with Niagara Falls, two bicyclists, and automobiles in background; box cover printed with text: "THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE/ RACE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK/ COPYRIGHT 1900/ by McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK".ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
