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Game:Tinkertoss

Toy Tinkers1918

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

he Tinkertoss game represents a novel product of the Toy Tinkers company, original makers of Tinkertoy building sets. The company, founded by Charles Pajeau and Robert Petit, began making its Tinkertoys in 1914; other toys followed in ensuing years including dolls, rattles, building blocks, and flying toys. The company also offered a variety of games like Tinkertoss, a tossing game in which players pass to each other two balls connected together by a string by using a foil or wooden rod. Promotional copy for the game hyped: "Tinker Toss: For out door fun, it is the Boss!"

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  • Title: Game:Tinkertoss
  • Creator: Toy Tinkers
  • Date Created: 1918
  • Location: Evanston, IL
  • Type: Outdoor Games
  • Medium: wood, paint, cardboard, string
  • Object ID: 114.641
  • Credit Line: Gift of Anne Heuer Lewis
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