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Toys and Games ➔ Puzzle Game In Box
Identifier:
1986.117.4Description:
Presented in a box much like a board game there are many metal puzzles in the logic sense This box contains 12 complete puzzles and 14 pieces. There are the original instructions. The box top has wear, with 2 split sides and a split corner. The box bottom has a split side with a torn seem. The copyright date on the instructions is 1920 and the copyright date on the box top is 1940.Date:
1940Materials:
Cardboard, MetalDimensions:
1.5" h 1" w 16" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Ryan, Richard M.Related Entities:
A. C. Gilbert Company (creator)The A. C. Gilbert Company, first known as the Mysto Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1909 by magician, Alfred Carlton Gilbert and his friend John Petrie in Westville, Connecticut, to provide supplies for magic shows. The toy company, once one of the largest in the world. They originated the Erector Set, which is a construction toy similar to Meccano in the rest of the world. Richard Ryan (donor)
