District Messenger Boy 538 x 1000

Game of District Messenger Boy

McLoughlin Bros., New York City

1886

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GAME OF DISTRICT MESSENGER BOY

MCLOUGHLIN BROTHERS, NEW YORK CITY

EARLY AMERICAN GAME, 1886

Chromolithographed Paper on Wood and Cardboard

Size: 9.5 17.25 in; 24.1 x 43.8 cm

The Game of the District Messenger Boy; or, Merit Rewarded is a board game published by McLoughlin Brothers in 1886. Players race their tokens around a track as lowly messenger boys. The first player to reach the Head of the Firm space at track's end is the winner. The game is one of the earliest American games to insinuate (suggest as truth) that social status is increased with the accumulation of wealth. Prior to its publication, Christian virtue as a means to a better life was the focus of American board games such as The Mansion of Happiness. Variants of District Messenger Boy include The Game of the Messenger Boy. Competitive, materialsitic board games culminated in 1935 with Monopoly.

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

Creator: McLoughlin Brothers, New York City

Creation Year: 1886

Size: 9.5 17.25 in

Medium: Color Lithograph on Paper & Cardboard

Movement/Style: Early American Game

Period: Late 19th Century

Condition: Very Good