Swing a Peg
ca. 1900
Place madeSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Container (box): 1 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (4.4 × 23.5 × 14 cm)
The Liman Collection
2000.280
Description"Swing a Peg" table hoop game with a swinging wooden post (ball applied to one end, tapered finial on ethe other) on a metal support inserted into a wooden stand and four cardboard rings to toss in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a family playing "Swing A Peg" around a parlor table; box cover inscribed, "Swing A/ Peg/ 4390/ Milton Bradley Co./ Springfield, Mass., U.S.A./ THE WORLD'S/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA"; directions printed on the underside of the box cover.Markingslithographed: on the box cover: "Swing A/ Peg/ 4390/ Milton Bradley Co./ Springfield, Mass., U.S.A./ THE WORLD'S/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA".
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
