American Jack Straws
16971
From: United States of America | Massachusetts | Springfield
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Title | American Jack Straws |
| Object Number | 16971 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Americana |
| Provenience | United States of America | Massachusetts | Springfield |
| Creator | Milton Bradley Company |
| Date Made | ca. 1893 |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | 77 wooden sticks in assorted forms. 9 yellow 4-sided sticks, 3 hoes, 3 spades, 10 plain round sticks, 3 square mallets, 3 hooks, 3 coopers' adzes, 4 purple guns, 4 ball clubs, 5 bars, 4 lances, 4 serpents, 4 rockets, 4 darts, 4 arrows. Directions and own box. Players drop sticks from vertical position, try to pick up. Most sticks of most awkward shapes wins |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Milton Bradley Company, 1893 |
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