Board games became increasingly popular in the 1930s. Families anxious to escape the troubles of the Great Depression enjoyed the inexpensive fun and fantasy found in game play. Monopoly--still the best-selling board game in the world--debuted in 1935. This pictured board is particularly efficient, with a design to accomodate checkers, dice, parcheesi and spinner games.
Publisher: MHS 3-D Objects Collection
Dates: 1920–1929
Identifer: accession 66.128.16
