Archive for Games
48 States USA Puzzle
This is a puzzle that I found under a bunch of games at my Grandparent’s house. It probably would have been thrown out long ago if it wasn’t on a tall shelf and under a stack of board games. With only 48 states, it must be older than 1959. If you look at the full-size photo here, you can see the cool art work for each state. EDIT: to see the full size photo, you have to highlight the web address and hit enter. I don’t know why.
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Carrier Air Conditioner Playing Cards
My Grandfather worked heating and air as a living from the mid 1950s, until he retired 25 or so years ago. These cards were probably some kind of giveaway, I got similar stuff when I worked in an auto parts store. The open pack was probably played with once or twice, and the other package is still unopened. Note that they are different AC units: “The Compact” and “The Round One.”
If these weren’t “useful” (as playing cards) they would have been pitched by my grandparents, while my tendency is to keep every little scrap of advertising/publicity that might someday be of interest to somebody. I did get rid of about 3 boxes of auto parts stuff from the 1980s when I moved though (my wife insisted we didn’t have room, and of course, she’s right). I may someday regret that, but the 1980s were not a high point in cars or hot rods, generally speaking.
Anyway, enough about me, Granddad went to heating and newfangled air conditioning trade school on the G.I. Bill after winning a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts in France and Belgium. just northeast of Bastone during the Battle of the Bulge as part of Patton’s III Corps. His part in the war ended just northeast of Bastone during the Battle of the Bulge as part of Patton’s III Corps when a machine gun knocked his legs out from under him. They Germans could have finished him off, but they let him crawl (with one thigh bone shattered and not connected top and bottom) to safety. The war was over before he got out of the hospital. He is my personal hero, for more reasons than just that.
Retro Yahtzee Game Photos
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This is part two of some photos from my Grandparent’s house. I don’t know how much Yahtzee changed it’s box over the years, but this particular one is dated 1956 and is from the E. S. Lowe company. The price looks like it was $1.99, marked down to $1.17. That Wiki site says
Between 1956 and 1961, the game’s advertising slogan was changed from “The Game That Makes You Think While Having Fun” to “The Fun Game That Makes Thinking Fun!”
And on the action site, only the earliest ones appear to have this “alligator skin” cup.
Vintage Trouble Game
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I went to my Grandparent’s house this weekend. My Grandfather turned 91 last week. They’ve lived in the same 1100 sq. ft. house for over 50 years. It’s amazing that they are still independent. I was looking for some games for my kids to play to keep them occupied, and I ran across these games, puzzles, and cards that will be the next few posts. There was more to photograph, but I spent most my time with the people who likely won’t be around much longer. This is a Kohner brand Trouble game with a 1965 date on the box. We own a newer version of this game and box is falling apart and it opens from the end (instead of the top coming off) so all the pegs fall out all the time, the pegs are thin and cheap, and the difference in the quality is really something. This box even has the Trouble logo on the inside of the box!
Battleship Game box
Milton Bradley Battleship box from 1968. Notice the guys playing while the women are in the kitchen washing dishes enjoying the fact that the men are having a good time. I hope you gals out there feel sorry for all us guys who missed out. No doubt, the next night the guys are washing the dishes while the gals put on the boxing gloves. Actually, I’m surprised at how late the copyright is on this box. 1968? I thought things were changed by then, but I was only two so I don’t remember. What I really like about this game box is the dad’s hair.
