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Game:Young America Target

Parker Brothersca. 1900

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester, United States

Parker Brothers sought a patent, sometime around the turn of the 20th century, for a new kind of target game. Everyone loved traditional dart games, but the steel-tipped darts were far too dangerous for younger children. The firm's solution was ingenious, if a bit bizarre. 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.

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  • Title: Game:Young America Target
  • Creator: Parker Brothers
  • Date Created: ca. 1900
  • Location: Salem, MA
  • Subject Keywords: boy, target
  • Type: More Games
  • Medium: printed paper, cardboard
  • Object ID: 107.4094
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