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The Game of Politics: Race for the Presidency Gameboard, 1887-1890
Clarke, Jeanie P. and W.S. Reed Toy Company1887/1890
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Two teams race for the presidency in this late-1880s board game published by the W. S. Reed Toy Company. The would-be politicians must first get elected to various offices before running for president. Vote cards help teams capture the nomination and later a state's electoral vote. The team receiving the majority of the Electoral College votes (just like today's elections) wins!
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- Title: The Game of Politics: Race for the Presidency Gameboard, 1887-1890
- Creator: Clarke, Jeanie P., W.S. Reed Toy Company
- Date Created: 1887/1890
- Location: United States, Massachusetts, Leominster, United States, Massachusetts, Boston, United States, District of Columbia, Washington
- Subject Keywords: Play (Recreation), United States presidents, Board games (Game sets), Gameboards, Games
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Gameboard
- Object ID: 69.145.61
- Image ID: THF91837
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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