parker brothers

Philip Reed October 10, 2015

Out of the December 15, 1983 Reading Eagle newspaper comes an unexpected find today. The advertisement's small section on a...

Philip Reed October 6, 2015

Here's a fantastic newspaper ad for the Parker Brothers Stratego boardgame (Amazon.com search*). With as many copies of Stratego as...

Philip Reed September 26, 2015

This newspaper ad for various Parker Brothers games available at Montgomery Ward in 1983 sure makes me smile. Care Bears,...

Philip Reed September 2, 2015

Even though the ad has a 1983 copyright date, this comes from a 1984 issue of Marvel's Crystar comic book....

Philip Reed August 2, 2015

This 1979 newspaper article from The Argus Press talks of the licensing history of the toy industry, starting with the...

Philip Reed August 2, 2015

Posting that 1949 Parker Brothers article a few days ago made me ask: What else is out there? Well, it...

Philip Reed July 31, 2015

The Oregon Bulletin newspaper in 1980 was hiding this "Super Toy Sale" ad that has Battlestar Galactic, Shogun Warriors, Mattel's...

Philip Reed July 30, 2015

The 2003 book The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit* is a fun...

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