Artist/Maker
Milton Bradley
(American, 1860 – 2009)
A. D. T. Messenger Boy
ca. 1910
Place madeSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Cardoard, paper, wood, metal
Overall: 1 1/4 x 15 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 38.4 x 41.9 cm )
The Liman Collection
2000.338
Description"A. D. T. Messenger Boy" board game consisting of paper covered cardboard board, four wooden game pieces in a paper covered cardboard box with cover illustration of boy in blue uniform and cap handing a piece of paper to a man at a desk; box cover inscribed, "A D T Messenger/ Boy/ A/ GAME/ 4033 MADE In U.S.A. MILTON BRADLEY Co., SPRINGFIELD, MASS"; board a spiral of circles divided by messenger boys, with some circles marked with description or instruction, such as "ABILITY Go To Clerk," with an illustration of "The President" seated at a desk in the center.Markingslithographed: on the box cover: "A D T Messenger/ Boy/ A/ GAME/ 4033 MADE In U.S.A. MILTON BRADLEY Co., SPRINGFIELD, MASS"
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
