Game:Safety Target

Milton Bradley produced a version of a safer dart game, similar to one that rival Parker Brothers produced. Everyone loved traditional dart games, but the steel-tipped darts were far too dangerous for younger children. Darts made of wax balls with feather-tipped ends made safer throwing devices. And the target itself got small metal points. Players threw the waxy balls at the point-laden target and they invariably stuck. Incredibly, the wax balls are still intact about a century later. Today, it is unclear which firm originated the idea of the safer, wax dart game.