Humpty Dumpty Marble Game by W. S. Reed Toy Compnay
date: label: date made
content: 1896
notes: label: Description
content: This long rectangular “Humpty Dumpty Marble Game” is made of wood and depicts a printed clownface with a large head in a circus ring. An early form of pinball, the holes for the marble are in place of a man’s eyes and mouth. The bottom includes places for additional points if the marble doesn't score one of the holes. A wooden “marble” is is provided though glass marbles could also be used. A spring loaded shaped dowel on the lower right is used to launch the ball. The totaling of the points serves to provide an exercise in addition, as toys of this era were to be educational as well as entertaining.
label: Description
content: This toy was produced in 1896 by W. S. Reed Toy Company, which was founded as the New England Toy Company of Leominster, Massachusetts in 1874 by Williian S. Reed. Marble games became popular circa 1895.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Leominster
topic: label: used
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0244.194
label: accession number
content: 2014.0244
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0244.194
objectType: label: Object Name
content: game
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 48.3 cm x 19.2 cm x 6.3 cm; 19 1/32 in x 7 9/16 in x 2 15/32 in