Trip Trap Parlor Game Cover
Parker Brothers, Salem, MA
1893
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TRIP TRAP PARLOR GAME COVER
PARKER BROTHERS, SALEM, MA
EARLY AMERICAN GAME, 1893
Chromolithographed Paper on Cardboard
Size: 19 7/8 x 15 in; 50.5 x 38.1 cm
Similar to modern Skee Ball, the object of this game of skill was to project a small ball, via a spring-powered launcher, toward a target grid of cups, each of which had a different point value.
Provenance: Private collection, New York City from whom the current owner obtained the work
Creator: Parker Brothers, Salem
Creation Year: 1893
Size: 19 7/8 x 15 in
Medium: Color Lithograph on Paper, Wood                      and Cardboard
Movement/Style: Early American Game
Period: Late 19th Century
Condition: Excellent