Game, Board
- Title:
- U.S. Presidents
- Object Name:
- Game, Board
- Object ID:
- 2005.019
- Place of Origin:
- Battle Creek, MI
- Date:
- 2004
- Description:
- Board game, "U.S. Presidents," 2004, invented by Neil McCalmont (b. 1996), Hollis, NH. Cardboard box covered with blue paper, titled "U.S. PRESIDENTS / Not Your Typical Trivia Game". Box cover is signed "Neil" in black ink. Box contains a game board, 20" square when opened, that pictures all of the presidents through George W. Bush on a circuitous route from Mount Vernon to the White House, with various Washington, DC, buildings and monuments along the way. Board folds in quarters to fit in box. Black plastic tray fills interior of box. Tray contains box of 300 question and answer cards, six red plastic playing pieces (pawns) with images of presidents, and one blue plastic die. Box also contains an instruction sheet.
- Material:
- Paper
Plastic - Dimensions:
- H-3.25 W-10.4 D-10.4 inches
- Provenance:
- The NHHS museum store purchased 13 copies of the game for resale in February 2005. One was accessioned for the museum collection; it was signed by Neil McCalmont when he visited the Franklin Pierce exhibition at the NHHS library, 04/27/2005.
- Subjects:
- Presidents, Games, Board games
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