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Game:The Great Family Amusement Game
Elastic Tip. Co.1890
The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States
In 1890 the Elastic Tip Company produced "The Great Family Amusement Game." Basically a target shooting game, it utilized an early example of rubber suction cup-tipped arrows. Touted as "harmless," and "without danger" on the package, the game undoubtedly appealed to young boys.
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Details
- Title: Game:The Great Family Amusement Game
- Creator: Elastic Tip. Co.
- Date Created: 1890
- Location: Boston, MA
- Subject Keywords: boy, gun, cannon
- Type: More Games
- Medium: printed paper, cardboard
- Object ID: 107.4112
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