Object Name: Game, Board
Object ID: 1992.006.07
Creator: Aladco, Inc.
Place of Origin: Manchester, NH
Date: 1976
Description: Game, board game, "All About Town," Manchester, NH. In original cardboard box. Printed on cover: "ALL ABOUT TOWN" / AN EDUCATIONAL GAME / THE FAMILY CAN PLAY... / Manchester, N.H. / Special Edition / AGES / 8 TO ADULTS / ALADCO / THE FAMILY GAME COMPANY". Printed price on cover, $ 6.99. Side of cover has printed game name, plus rubber stamp in black, "COPYRIGHT C ALADCO, INC. 197_". Game board is black, covered with printed sheet (black, red, green, yellow); includes union bug, "Allied Printing / Manchester, N.H."; game board includes business names as well as public places; at bottom, "All Rights Reserved Aladco, Inc. COPYRIGHT 1976". Rules sheet included, bottom reads, "Copyright 1976 ALADCO, INC. / P.O. BOX 4336 / Manchester, N.H. 03108". Accessories include: pack of paper money (black ink on blue, brown, orange, yellow, green, pink paper); pack of "Travel" and "Hazard Cards" (black ink on pink, white, green, yellow paper); 12 "Shopping Lists" (black ink on white paper); 6 plastic cone game pieces (white, red, yellow, brown, blue, green); and 2 dice (black dots on white).
A. Box
B. Cover
C. Game board
D. Rules sheet
E. Accessories
Material: Cardboard
Plastic
Paper
Dimensions: H-1.5 W-20.5 D-10.25 inches
Provenance: Purchased at auction of Manchester memorabilia collected by John Jordan, auctioned by Lippy DeRocher, Inc.
Credit Line: New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
People:
Jordan, John
Subjects:
Manchester, NH,
Board games,
Games,
Game boards