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Bee Hive of Fun Game Board

Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, Philadelphia

1873

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THE BEE HIVE OF FUN GAME

CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELFINGER, PHILADELPHIA

EARLY AMERICAN GAME, 1873

Copyright by D.R. Dacosta

Duval & Hunter, Lithographers, Philadelphia

Chromolithographed Paper on Cardboard

Size: 19 x 18 3/4 in; 48.3 x 47.6 cm

Apprently an exceedingly rare early American game, presumably similar in concept to Milton Bradley's 1860 Game of Life, where that game simulated a person's travels through their life, from early adulthood to retirement, with college if necessary, jobs, marriage, and possible children along the way. In contrast, the present game appears to be a lesson in morality, with images picturing a fool, a bed, a crab, an old maid, a toll bridge, a stern man holding a switch, a prison, a policeman and two skeletons (one labeled "Resurrection"), the entire course encircled by foliage and busy bees, probably strongly suggesting a player's best defense from ruin comes solely from maintaining a virtuous enterprisng nature.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City from whom the current owner obtained the work

Creator: Claxton, Remsen & Hafflfinger, Phila.

Creation Year: 1873

Size: 19 x 18 3/4 in

Medium: Color Lithograph on Paper and Cardboard

Movement/Style: Early American Game

Period: Late 19th Century

Condition: Good+