General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

cardboard cards

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.9 cm

Width

5.8 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

2.9 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Parker

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

circa 1940+

Canada

A game distributed & probably played in Canada. Mr. Bureau bought this game at the Hershey Fair in Pennsylvania.

Function

A card game for entertainment. Un jeu de cartes pour le divertissement.

Technical

A later version of the game Touring; see 1993.0338 for the mid 1920s version of the game. This game reflects the importance of the automobile & touring in everyday life since the beinning of the 20th century, when it was first created. Over time, the card illustrations changed to reflect new technology, such as car models & also delay cards. The game is played two to six players. It was first introduced by the Wallie Dorr Co. in 1906 & was bought by Parker Bros. in 1926. The game was produced until 1975 under the name "Touring". In 1962 Parker Bros. bought a license from Edmond Dujardin of France who had developed a game in 1954 called MIlle Bornes or 1000 Miles/Milestone. For while both Touring & Milles Bornes were sold by Parker Bros. In 1997, Milles Bornes was disontinued but re-released by Winning MOves in1998 under PArker/Hasbro license. Parker Bros started in 1883 & are most famous for the game Monopoly. In 1968, the company was bought by General Mills & in 1985 it was sold to Kenner, which in turn was acquired by Tonka Corp. in 1987. FInally, in 1991 Tonka Corp. became a division of Hasbro Inc. The Copp Clark Co. started in 1869 as a publisher & in the raly 1990s also began games manufacturing. They mostly acted as agents for Parker Bros. In Canada. The company ceased operations in 1998.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

black printed "MADE IN U.S.A." on some of the cards/ black & white card identifiers, instructions & drawings on white side of cards

Missing

no rules (written game play instructions) in box

Finish

white on one side, green & white on other

Decoration

green & white illustration of car in forest & mountain scene, with compass ross in lower corner