Game:Anagrams or Word's Alive

The word-making game Anagrams was popular during the second half of the nineteenth century. In the 1930s when Alfred Butts invented his word game, eventually called Scrabble, he based it on both crossword puzzles and the classic Anagrams. Like so many other games from this era, it taught spelling and words while it entertained.

New York firm Selchow & Righter published This version of Anagrams, or "Words Alive." Its box design is unusual, featuring an Egyptian Revival motif. The so-called third Egyptian Revival movement followed the 1922 discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, by Howard Carter. Mostly reflected in architecture, it can also be seen in small housewares and games such as this.