Bingo
Bingo
Bingo


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Toys and Games ➔ Bingo

Identifier:
2020.139.1
Description:
This Bingo game was created by Whitman Publishing Company around the 1940s. The cardboard box contains wooden number tokens and bingo cards made of cardboard. Bingo, similar to Beano and Lotto, was popularized in America by Hugh Ward and Edwin Lowe in the 1920s and continues to be a favorite pastime among older generations. 
Date:
circa 1940
Materials:
Cardboard, Wood
Dimensions:
1.25" h 11.25" w 6.5" d
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Gift of David G. Frey
Related Entities:
David G. Frey (donor) Whitman Publishing Company (creator)