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Trade Catalogs • Geo. S. Parker & Parker Brothers

George Swinnerton Parker (young)

George Swinnerton Parker started his game business, ⌞Geo. S. Parker & Co.⌟, in 1883 at the age of 16. (Image source: WorldCamelotFederation.com)

The company's name became ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ in 1888 when George's brother, Charles, joined the company. In 1898, brother Edward joined Parker Brothers.

On 12 December 1901, the company became ⌞Parker Brothers, Incorporated⌟.

General Mills acquired ⌞Parker Brothers, Inc⌟ in February 1968. The General Mills name never appeared on Parker Brothers catalogs.

In November 1985(subscription), General Mills merged its Parker Brothers and Kenner subsidiaries into the spin-off company, ⌞Kenner Parker Toys⌟.

Tonka Corporation acquired ⌞Kenner Parker Toys⌟ on 4 September 1987(subscription) for $612 million.

On 7 May 1991, Hasbro paid $516 million to acquire Tonka Corporation, including the Parker Brothers subsidiary, though the Hasbro name did not appear on Parker Brothers trade catalogs until 1996.

Hasbro retired the Parker Brothers brand and closed Parker Brothers facilities in Salem, Massachusetts in 2009.

In 2003, AGPI member Phil Orbanes authored the definitive book about Parker Brothers • The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Business Review Press. © 2003. ISBN-13 978-1591392699. Available on Amazon, Abebooks, and Archive.org.

The list below includes Geo. S. Parker & Co. and Parker Brothers (Inc.) trade catalogs, product price lists, and order lists for most years from 1885 to 1997 from multiple Internet sources and AGPI members.

Many of the Parker Brothers catalogs in The Strong's collection were donated to them in 2007 by the AGPC, as we were known at the time.

Metadata (titles, number of pages, completeness, sources for dates, etc.) is included for each catalog. In a few cases, the date for a publication given by the organization providing a digitized item is believed to be incorrect, and is so noted.

This web page is a work in progress. Links to searchable PDFs of all listed Parker Brothers' trade catalogs are being added to this web page. Some links are to PDFs posted on AGPI websites; other links are to PDF viewers on other websites (notably, at The Strong Museum of Play).

Big file alert! The size of a provided PDF file for each individual catalog varies based on the number of sides in the catalog and the ability to compress the PDF without substantially reducing readability and resolution. Most provided PDF files range in size in the tens of megabytes, hence requiring an Internet connection with moderately high bandwidth. However, provided PDF files may sometimes be smaller than tens of megabytes, and sometimes larger. 

Geo. S. Parker & Co. • Trade Catalogs

date • 1885 (handwritten on cover)

title • Descriptive List of Games Published by Geo. S. Parker & Co. (on cover)

company • ⌞Geo. S. Parker & Co.⌟ (on cover)

cover • monochrome; no illustrations; "GAMES" in fancy font with a 4-pointed star-like design on either side; no games listed on cover

includes • games listed (not marked as new): The Dickens Game, Ivanhoe, Speculation, Famous Men, and others

address • 135 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts (office); Derby Wharf, Salem, Massachusetts (storerooms)

scope • games

available

date • 1886 (handwritten on cover)

title • Descriptive List of Games Published by Geo. S. Parker & Co. (on cover)

company • ⌞Geo. S. Parker & Co.⌟ (on cover)

cover • monochrome; no illustrations; "GAMES" in fancy font with a 4-pointed star-like design on either side; 4 games listed on cover

includes • games listed (not marked as new): The Dickens Game, Ivanhoe, Speculation, Famous Men, Peerless Authors, and others

address • 35 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts (office); Derby Wharf, Salem, Massachusetts (storerooms)

scope • games

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Complete; 4 printed sides
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum (date to be confirmed)

date • Season of 1887 (printed on inside front cover; "1887" handwritten on cover)

title • Catalogue of Geo. S. Parker & Co. Manufacturers and Publishers Games and Home Amusements, Picture Puzzles, Children's A B C Blocks, Theatres, Panoramas and Novelties

company • ⌞Geo. S. Parker & Co.⌟ (on cover)

cover • A B C blocks

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; blocks; jigsaw puzzles; play theatres

available

  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Incomplete; 11 printed sides including 2 sides that are duplicated
    • Missing: unnumbered sides 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, and 19

date • 1888 (date not printed on catalog; 1888 is in The Strong's filename; Tucker copy has "ca. 1888" handwritten on cover; Orbanes copy has "1889" (incorrect) handwritten on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Geo. S. Parker & Co.'s' Standard Games (on cover and title page (page 1))

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover); ⌞Geo. S. Parker & Co.⌟ (on title page (page 1))

cover • Chivalry game board; brown paper

includes • games listed as "New": Ye Peculiar Game of Yankee Peddler (page 4) and Billy Bumps' Visit to Boston (page 5); each game is © 1888 in copyright records

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 24 sides including 2 blank sides (inside front cover and inside back cover)
  • searchable PDF ∎ via digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Incomplete: 22 sides including 2 blank (inside front cover, inside back cover)
    • Includes: front cover, inside front cover (blank), pages 1 through 18, portion of page 19, inside back cover (blank), and the back cover
    • Missing: page 20
    • Removed: four-fifths of page 19 (with "New, attractive"...) cut off
  • digitized photocopy • from Rick Tucker
    • Incomplete: 20 printed sides;
    • Missing: covers and inside covers (blank)
    • Note: complete pages 19 (Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe, and Authors) and 20 (Definitions, Forbidden Fruit, and Speculation) are present 

Parker Brothers (Inc.) • Trade Catalogs

date • 1889 (date not printed on catalog; 1889 is handwritten on cover of Phil Orbanes' copy; 1892 (incorrect) is handwritten on cover of The Strong copy)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games (on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games (on page 1)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

cover • shows board that looks like Chivalry, though it is not identified

includes • the Garrison Game (© 1889), the Railroad Game, Kee Poo Kan (© 1888), Johnny's Historical Game (© 1888), When My Ship Comes In (© 1888) and others listed as new

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1890 (no date on catalog front pages; "1890" handwritten on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games (on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games (on title page (page 1))

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

  • cover • The Spanish Main game

includes • games listed as "New 1890": The Spanish Main (page 5), The Kilkenny Cats (page 8), Royal Arabia (page 9), and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Mostly complete: 46 printed sides
    • Includes: front cover, printed sides numbered 1 through 44
    • Missing: inside back cover and back cover
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Mostly complete: 45 printed sides
    • Includes: front cover (at end of PDF), printed sides numbered 1 through 44
    • Missing: inside front cover, inside back cover, and back cover
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum (2 different versions)

date • 1891 (date per listings of games as "New 1891"; date marked in pencil on title page of Phil Orbanes' copy)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games (on cover and page 1)

includes • games listed as "New 1891": Across the Continent, The Military Game, The Battle Game, Octo, and others

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

cover • The Amusing Game of Innocence Abroad

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games, jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized reprint • by ATCA, at The Strong
    • Complete: 68 sides including 2 blank sides (inside front cover and inside back cover)
  • digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Mostly complete: 66 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover)
    • Missing: inside back cover (blank) and back cover
    • Removed: page 37 has top one-third cut out (Old Maid No. 78); page 38 has top one-third cut out (Young People's Geographical Game)
  • digitized original • at Antique Toy Collectors of America (ATCA), reprinted Spring 1985
    • Complete: 68 sides including 2 blank sides (inside front cover and inside back cover)
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Mostly complete: 65 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover)
    • Missing: front and back covers, blank inside back cover
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum

date • 1892 (printed on cover)

title • Advance Sheet. 1892. Parker Bros' Games (on cover)

company • ⌞Parker Bros'⌟ (on cover)

cover • The World's Fair Game

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games

available

date • 1892 (printed on cover)

title • 1892 Supplement to Parker Brothers' Catalogue of Standard Games (on cover)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

cover • no illustration

includes • games listed as "New 1892": Penny Post, Crazy Traveler, Princess in the Tower, Nip and Tuck, Knuckle Billiards, Pegity, The Wild Flower Game, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; drawing; jigsaw puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original  • at The Strong
    • Incomplete: 16 printed sides
    • Missing: all of page 11 not scanned
    • Removed: bottom half of page 3 and page 4, bottom 1/3 of page 9 cut out, bottom half of page 10 not scanned, top half of page 12 cut off
  • digitized original  • at The Strong • (additional scan
    • Incomplete; 16 printed sides
    • Missing: all of page 11 not scanned
    • Removed: bottom half of page 3 and page 4, bottom 1/3 of page 9 cut out, bottom half of page 10 not scanned, top half of page 12 cut off

date • 1892-1893 (handwritten on cover, along with "1893?")

title • Parker Brothers / Illustrated Catalogue of Games (in headers of pages listing games)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (in page headers)

cover • (missing)

includes • games listed as "New 1892": Crazy Traveler, Presidential Election, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

date • Fall 1892 (handwritten on cover; cover refers to a larger catalog in the Spring)

title • Parker Brothers, Games (on unnumbered page 1)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on unnumbered page 1)

cover • shows images for The World's Fair, Across the Continent, Penny Post, and Innocence Abroad

includes • games listed as "New 1892": The World's Fair, Penny Post, Princess in the Tower, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

date • 1893 (handwritten on cover)

title • Parker Brothers' Games (on  unnumbered page 1)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on unnumbered page 1)

cover • shows games Challenge and Mother Goose Game

includes • games listed as "New 1893": Challenge, Mother Goose Game, Christmas Tree Game, Trip Trap, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games

available

date • 1894 (printed on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games 1894 (on cover)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

cover • The Yale-Harvard Game

includes • games and puzzles listed as "New 1894": Game of Travel, Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Mostly complete: 38 printed sides
    • Missing: back cover and inside back cover
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1895-1896 (printed on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games 1895-6 (on cover)

title • Parker Bros.' Games (on title page (page 3))

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

cover • Waterloo

includes • games and puzzles listed as "New 1895": Waterloo, Napoleon, Kringle, Menagerie Game, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; drawing; mechanical puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Mostly complete: 34 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover, pages 1 through 32
    • Missing: indexes (if any), inside back cover, back cover
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1896 (printed on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games 1896 (on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Games 1896 (on unnumbered title page)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

cover • The Wide World

includes • games and puzzles listed as "New 1896": The Wide World, The Game of Christian Endeavor, Golf, "29" or Nyout, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; drawing; mechanical puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Mostly complete: 35 printed sides
    • Includes: cover (with The Wide World), title page (with The Prisoner of Zenda), "A Word About Games" page, game with "Parker Brothers Games" and text starting with "Salem has always been" ..., "List of Parlor Games Published by Parker Brothers" (unnumbered page 1), pages 2 through 31
    • Missing: any pages after 31, any index pages, inside back cover, and back cover
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes • (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1897 (printed on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Games 1897 (on cover)

cover • The War in Cuba

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games 1897 (on title page (unnumbered page 1))

title page • The Post Office Game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1897": The Post Office Game, War in Cuba, Sliding Letters, Century Run Bicycle Game, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes
    • Mostly complete: 36 printed sides
    • Includes: front cover (with The War in Cuba), title page (Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games 1897, with The Post Office Game), page with "PARKER BROTHERS' GAMES" starting with "Salem has always been"..., "List of Parlor Games Published by Parker Brothers" with The Post Office Game (unnumbered page 1), and pages 2 through 32, "A Word About Games" page, and no more
    • Missing: any index pages, inside back cover, and back cover
    • Note: some text clipped at edges due to photocopying
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum (confirm if this version or the other)

date • 1897 (printed on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Standard Games 1897 (on cover)

cover • illustration of The Post Office game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • games  listed as "New 1897": The Post Office Game, War in Cuba, Sliding Letters, Century Run Bicycle Game, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Mostly complete: 36 printed sides
    • Includes: front cover, inside front cover with "PARKER BROTHERS' GAMES." and "Salem has always been"..., unnumbered page 1 with "LIST OF PARLOR GAMES PUBLISHED BY PARKER BROTHERS", pages 2 through 32, unnumbered page with "A WORD ABOUT GAMES." (may be inside back cover), unnumbered page (back cover) with "ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF Parker Brothers' GAMES. 1897." and image of The War in Cuba
    • Missing: no index pages (if there were any)
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum (confirm if this version or the other)

date • 1898 (handwritten on page 1)

title • Illustrated Descriptive List of the Leading Parker Brothers' Games (on page 1)

title page • illustration of 4 adults at table with the Battle of Manila game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • game listed as "New Edition 1898": Famous Men

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; toys; mechanical puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes
    • Mostly complete: 16 printed sides
    • Includes: page 1 (unnumbered) through page 16, page (back cover) with Pillow Dex illustration with 10 people and "THE PARKER GAMES" "They are Played in a Million Homes."
    • Missing: front cover page and inside front cover (if they were present)
    • Note: most page numbers clipped due to photocopying; small portions of text are clipped on some pages due to photocopying

date • 1898 (printed on page 1)

title • 1898 Supplement to Parker Brothers' Illustrated Catalogue of Games (on page 1)

title page • Merry Christmas game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • game listed as "New Edition this Year": Steeple Chase

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Likely complete: 11 printed sides
    • Includes: page 1 (unnumbered) with title and Merry Christmas game, pages 2 through 10, index page (unnumbered)
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1899 (handwritten on page 1; may actually be 1898 since the contents are almost identical to the same title dated 1898)

title • Illustrated Descriptive List of the Leading Parker Brothers' Games (on page 1)

title page • illustration of 4 adults at table with The Battle of Manila game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • game listed as "New Edition 1898": Famous Men

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; toys; mechanical puzzles; jigsaw puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Mostly complete: 16 printed sides
    • Includes: page 1 (unnumbered) with "ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF THE LEADING PARKER GAMES" and illustration of adults at table with The Battle of Manila game, page 2 (unnumbered) with "ILLUSTRATED LIST OF THE PARKER GAMES." and The War in Cuba, pages 3 through 15, back cover (unnumbered) with "THE PARKER GAMES" with 10 adults playing Pillow Dex at a table and "They are Played in a Million Homes."

date • 1899-1900 (printed on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of the Parker Games 1899-1900 (on cover and on title page)

cover • illustration of 4 adults at table with the  Battle of Manila game

title page • The Fire Alarm Game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1899": Fire Alarm, Trafalgar, Blockade Runner, Pushkins, Jumping Turtles, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; toys; blocks; educational toys; mechanical puzzles; jigsaw puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy)
    • Mostly complete: 50 printed sides
    • combines all pages from The Strong's digitized photocopy with the Pillow Dex back cover page from Phil Orbanes' digitized photocopy 
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Mostly complete: 49 printed sides
    • Includes: front cover, includes title page (page 1, unnumbered) with "ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE PARKER GAMES" and The Fire Alarm Game, pages 2 through through 47, first index page
    • Missing: back cover with "The Parker Games" and 10 people playing Pillow Dex at table and "are played in a million homes", index page(s) after King's Highway
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes
    • 50 printed sides
    • Includes: front cover, back cover with "The Parker Games" and 10 people playing Pillow Dex at table and "are played in a million homes", title page (page 1, unnumbered) with "ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE PARKER GAMES" and The Fire Alarm Game, pages 2 through 21, portion of page 22, pages 23 through 47, first index page
    • Removed: quarter page cut out on page 22
    • Missing: index page(s) after King's Highway
    • Note: some text clipping due to photocopying 

date • 1900-1901 (printed on cover)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of the the Parker Games 1900-1901 (printed on cover and title page)

cover • illustration of 4 adults at table with the  Battle of Manila game; most text and game playing black, the rest in red

title page • The Philippine War

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1900": The Philippine War Game, The War in South Africa, Boer and Briton, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; drawing; toys; blocks; mechanical puzzles; jigsaw puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Complete: 54 printed sides
    • Includes: front cover, title page (page 1, unnumbered. with The Philippine War Game) through page 50, 2 unnumbered index pages, and back cover with "The Parker Games" and an illustration of 10 people playing Pillow Dex at a table along with "are played in a million Homes"
    • Missing: inside front cover
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
  • photographed original • eBay via WorthPoint
    • Incomplete
    • Includes: cover, 4 printed sides with games, and 1 printed index side

date • 1901-1902 (printed on title page (page 1))

title • Illustrated Catalogue of the Parker Games 1901-1902 (on title page (page 1))

title page • The United States Game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1901": The United States Game, Pan American Game, Wall Street, Merry Go Round, The Firing Line, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; drawing; guns; books

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Mostly complete: 16 printed sides
    • Includes: title page (unnumbered page I), pages II through XV, and 1 unnumbered page with a games index and a books index;
    • Missing: front cover and inside front cover (if they exist), back cover
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1903 (handwritten on page 3; could be 1903-1904)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Games / Parker Brothers (Inc.) (on page headers)

cover • (missing)

image shown • page 4

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page headers)

includes • games listed as "New 1903": Basket Ping-Pong, Catapult, The Game of War, Shakespeare Game, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games, toys; jigsaw puzzles, drawing; crafts; books

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Incomplete: 50 printed sides
    • Includes: pages 4 through 50, 2 pages of index (unnumbered), back cover with "The Parker Games" plus an illustration of 10 people playing Pillow Dex and "are played in a million Homes"
    • Missing: front cover and inside front cover; pages from 1 through 3 
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1903-1904 (handwritten on page 3)

title • Illustrated Catalogue of Games / Parker Brothers (Inc.) (on page headers)

cover • (missing)

image shown • page 3

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page headers)

includes • game listed as "New this Year": Basket Ball a Game

address • Salem, Massachusetts

scope • games; toys; drawing; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Incomplete: 28 printed sides
    • Includes: pages starting at 3 and ending at 30
    • Missing: front and back covers and inside ones, index pages (if any)
    • Note: page 10 torn in half but complete; portions of pages clipped due to photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1906-1907 (deduced based on games listed as "New 1906"; date not marked; "1908?" handwritten on page 3)

title • Condensed llustrated Catalogue of The Parker Games (on title page)

cover • (missing)

title page • "CONDENSED ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE" (clipped at top) "OF [T]HE PARKER GAMES" and illustration of Parker Brothers' "World's Fair Exhibit"

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on title page)

includes • games listed as "New 1906": Jap Sticks, Pistol and Target, Trap Hunting, Panama Canal Game, The Gold Hunters, The New Game Victory, Shadow Theatre, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York City; Branch, 11 Lovell's Court, London, England

scope • games, jigsaw puzzles; toys; masks; crafts

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • 16 printed sides
    • Includes: title page with illustration of "World's Fair Exhibit", title page with "[T]HE PARKER GAMES" ... and Quien Sabé blurb, page with Bridge, page with Block, 2 pages with Picture Puzzles, page (3) with Pit, page (4) with Gold Dust Twins, page 5 with Picture Building, page (6) with Box Ball, page 7 with Across the Continent; pages (8), 9, (10), 11, (12) with Pillo-Dex;
    • Note: most pages are clipped at left, top, and bottom due to photocopying, and most page numbers do not appear
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • Season of 1906-1907 (printed on cover)

title • Parker Bros. New Specialties, Season of 1906 and 1907 (on cover)

title • Condensed llustrated Catalogue of The Parker Games (on title page)

cover • includes Jan-Ken-Po and Rook Cards

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page with illustration of Parker Brothers' "World's Fair Exhibit")

includes • games listed as "New 1906": Jap Sticks, Pistol and Target, Trap Hunting, Panama Canal Game, The Gold Hunters, The New Game Victory, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York City; 11 Lovell's Court, London, E.C., England

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crayons; toys; masks; crafts

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • 12 printed sides
    • Includes: page with "New Specialities" "Season of 1906 and 1907", page with "CONDENSED ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE" and illustration of "World's Fair Exhibit", page with Gold Dust Twins (at $1.00), page with Box Ball, page with Across the Continent, page with Shadow Theatre, page with Picture Building, page with Bridge, page with Block, and 3 pages with Picture Puzzles
    • Note: portions of left, top, and bottom clipped due to photocopying 
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy) 

date • 1908 (estimated by The Strong; date not marked)

title • Parker Brothers (Inc.) Famous Pastime Puzzles, The Four New Ludovici Dickens Pastime Subjects (on cover)

cover • puzzles listed as "New": The Pickwickians leaving the Golden Cross Hotel, Little David Copperfield - The Ride over London Bridge, and others

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on top of page)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1908 (estimated by The Strong; date not marked)

title • Parker Brothers' Famous Pastime Puzzles (on cover)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page 2); ⌞The Parker Games Co., Ltd.⌟ (on page 2); ⌞Anglo-American Games Co.⌟ (on page 2)

includes • jigsaw puzzles (not listed as "New"): Peter Pan defeats the Pirates, Indian Attack on Wagon Train, Automobile Bridal Tour, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; 19 Ivy Lane, London E.C.; Anglo-American Games Co., 47 Rue de Petites Ecuries, Paris, France

scope • jigsaw puzzles

note • prices in Great Britain's pounds sterling (£ s. d.)

available

date • 1908-1909 (printed on cover)

title • Parker Brother Incorporated, New Games for 1908-1909 (on cover)

cover • 6 photographs (5 square, 1 oval) of a woman (wearing a light-colored long dress and hat) in a field playing Diabolo

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1908": Poppit, Clear the Trick, Taking the Fort, Little Jap, The Game of Net Ball, Pocket Ball, Barber Pole, Ring the Pin, Over the Fence, Sorting the Mail, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

scope • games; toys; jigsaw puzzles; playing cards

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • 17 printed sides
    • Includes: cover with "PARKER BROTHERS INCORPORATED" and "New Games" "For 1908-1909", unnumbered page with Playthings advertisement for Diabolo, pages 2 through 16
    • Missing: index pages (if any), back cover (if any)
    • Note: left margins clipped due to photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1909 (date not printed on item; estimated by The Strong; date handwritten as "circa 1909" by AGPC on photocopy)

title • Parker Brother's Famous Pastime Puzzles (on first page)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Inc.⌟ (on page 2)

includes • jigsaw puzzles: Indian Attack Upon Wagon Train, The Village Inn

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 19 Ivy Lane, London

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • Circa 1909 (date not printed on item; date handwritten as "c. 1909")

title • The Latest Craze! Parker's Pastime Picture Puzzles (on page 1)

first page • has illustration of a woman and man each assembling a puzzle adjacent to them

company • ⌞Parker's⌟ (on page 1)

includes • jigsaw puzzles (not listed as new, and no illustrated: War, Mme Le Brun, Corydon and Phyllis, Old Simmy, and others

address • (none shown)

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1910 (printed on cover)

title • Condensed Catalogue of the Parker Games (on cover)

cover • central box lists Mock Trial, Pit, Pastime Picture Puzzles, Ping-Pong, Flinch, Old Deck Ring Toss, and Rook Cards

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1910": Bombardment, Disco-Bolo, Merry Go Round, The New Game Victory, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, Suite 1208, New York; 19 Ivy Lane, London E.C.

scope • games; electrical games; toys; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; playing cards; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • 41 printed sides
    • Includes: cover page, page with Flatiron Building image, page 2 (with Toy-Town Toy Bazaars), pages 3 through 39, index page (all products)
    • Missing: back cover (if any)
    • Removed: lower portions of pages 3 and 4 cut out; horizontal portion of pages 23 and 24 cut out; middle portion of pages 27 and 28 cut out; lower left corner of page 31 cut out; lower left corner of page 32 cut out; lower left corner of page 33 cut out; lower right corner of page 34 cut out; left side of page 35 cut out; right side of page 36 cut out; bottom half of pages 37 and 38 cut out 
    • Note: left sides of many pages are clipped due to photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy) 

date • 1910 (printed on cover)

title • New Selected List, Parker Brothers' Famous Pastime Puzzles, 1910 Subjects (on cover)

cover • illustrates jigsaw puzzle Coaching and Hunting Pastimes

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on only page)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 19 Ivy Lane, London E.C.; 47 Rue des Petites Ecuries, Paris, France

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1911 (date not printed on item; "1911" handwritten on first available side)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Incorporated)⌟ (on page headers)

cover • (cover missing)

image shown • page 2

text • Many Entirely New Games and Novelties... (lower left cover of first available side)

includes • games listed as "New 1911": Floor Box Ball, Salem Witch Fortune-Telling Game, Toy-Town Telegraph Office, Parker's Big Battle Game For Boys, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 19 Ivy Lane, London E.C.

scope • games; electrical games; toys; guns; jigsaw puzzles; drawing; crafts

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • 45 printed sides
    • Includes: page 1 (unnumbered) with "MANY ENTIRELY NEW Games AND Novelties" at lower left, and Flatiron Building image at lower right; page 2 (with Barn Door Target and others), pages 3 through 43; unnumbered index page (all products)
    • Missing: front cover
    • Note: left sides of most pages are clipped due to photocopying
    • Note: page 10 appears twice in PDF
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1911 (printed on page 1)

title • 1911 Selected List of New Imported Subjects of Parker Brothers' Famous Pastime Puzzles

first page • jigsaw puzzle Lively Times in Old Coaching Days (at top)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page 1)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 19 Ivy Lane, London

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • Winter 1911-1912 (printed on page 2)

title • Parker Brothers (Inc.) Famous Pastime Puzzles (first 4 images: Ludovici Dickens Pastime Subjects)

first page • jigsaw puzzles The Pickwickians Leaving leaving the Golden Cross Hotel, Little David Copperfield, and others

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page 1)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; Ivy Lane, London

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1912 (printed on cover)

title • Games Bought of Parker Brothers (Incorporated) (on cover)

title • Parker Brothers' Order List (on subsequent page headers)

cover • yellowish-brown paper; no illustrations

back cover • yellowish-brown paper; illustration of girls playing Floor Box-Ball

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Incorporated)⌟ (on page 1 (title page))

includes • games listed as "New Specialities" (on page 1): Lucky Strike, King Pin, Toy-Town R. R., and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; London

type • order list booklet with prices

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; blocks; drawing; crafts

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 20 sides
    • Includes: front cover, blank inside front cover, unnumbered page 1, pages 2 through 16, blank inside back cover, back cover

date • 1912 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1912 (on cover)

cover • central box lists Pit, Rook, Box-Ball, Battle Games, Ping Pong-Boy Scouts, Toy Town Games, and Old Deck Ring Toss

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1912": Giant Soldiers, Ring on the Green, King Pin, Cannonade, Trap Shot, Jolly Boys, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; Ivy Lane, London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; toys; guns; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes
    • Mostly complete: 46 printed sides
    • Includes: cover (with "THE PARKER GAMES" "1912"); unnumbered page (inside front cover) with "The Parker Games", illustration of 4 women playing a game of Table Golf with a cat looking on, "are played in a million Homes"; unnumbered page (page 1) with illustration of Flatiron Building; numbered pages 2 through 43; unnumbered index page (all products)
    • Missing: back cover
    • Note: some pages have clipped text due to photocopying

date • Autumn and Winter 1912 (printed on first page)

title • Autumn and Winter List, 1912; Parker Brothers' Famous Pastime Puzzles (on first page)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page 2)

first page • jigsaw puzzle The Fox-Hunt holds up the Coach

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; Ivy Lane, London

type • product listing sheet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1913 (printed on unnumbered page 1)

title • (cover missing)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on unnumbered page 1)

first page • game Barn Door Target and others

includes • games listed as "New 1913": Maxfield Parrish Soldier, Bunty Pulls the String, Magic Screen, See-Saw, Fountain Ball, Discus, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; homemaking; toys; soldiers; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Mostly complete: 44 printed sides
    • Includes: unnumbered page (page 1, with "1913" and Flatiron Building illustration), pages 2 through 43, unnumbered index page (all products)
    • Missing: front cover, inside front cover, back cover
    • Note: some pages clipped at left and bottom due to photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • Autumn 1913 (printed on page 1)

title • Parker Brothers (Inc.), Autumn List 1913, Famous Pastime Puzzles (on page 1)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Inc.)⌟ (on page 1)

first page • jigsaw puzzle The Introduction of an Eligible Man—Seventeenth Century

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; London, England

type • product listing sheet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1914 (printed on cover)

title • Games Bought of Parker Brothers (Incorporated) (on cover)

title • Parker Brothers' Order List (on subsequent page headers)

cover • yellowish-brown paper; no illustrations

back cover • yellowish-brown paper; illustration of a soldier holding a rifle; the game The Battle Game

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Incorporated)⌟ (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; London

type • order list booklet with prices

scope • games; toys; drawing; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

date • Winter and Spring 1914  • "Good until July 1, 1914" (printed on page 1)

title • 1914 Winter and Spring List of Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on page 1)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle: Myopia Hunt

company • ⌞Parker Brothers (Incorporated)⌟ (on page 4)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • product listing leaflet 

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1914-1915 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1914-15 (on cover)

cover • central box lists Pit, Rook, Box-Ball, New War Games, Ping Pong-Tango, Toy Town Games, and Old Deck Ring Toss

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1914": Bagola, Marblehead, War in Mexico, Dum-Bell, Tango, The Game of Pop-Over, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; homemaking; toys; soldiers; jigsaw puzzles; drawing; crafts; crayons

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Mostly complete: 49 printed sides
    • Includes: cover page (with central box), page with Flatiron Building, pages 2 through 47, 1 index page (all products)
    • Note: page 37 photocopy is highly clipped at left and also omits central vertical portions due to fold during photocopy 
    • Note: some prior hole punches clip text or images
    • Note: clipping at left due to photocopying; some page numbers clipped due to photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1915 ("good until September 1, 1915" on page 1)

title • New List of Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on page 1)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle: Good Ole Days in Virginia

company • ⌞Parker Brothers, Incorporated⌟ (on page 4)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1915-1916 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1915-16 (on cover)

cover • illustration of animals (wolf, bear, rabbit, goose, etc.) sitting at a table beneath trees playing a card game, with a variety of games shown on the ground and in trees: Ping-Pong, Pollyanna, Deck Ring Toss, Rook, Pit, War Game, and Wide World

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New 1915": The Great War, European War Game Series - The English Army, Soldiers of the Advance Guard, Wicket-Ball, Militac, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; soldiers; homemaking; toys; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; blocks; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007 
    • Incomplete: 52 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, page (unnumbered 1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 51, 1 index page (all products)
    • Removed: page 47 has a third of a page cut out at upper right
    • Missing: page 48 is entirely missing; back cover
    • Note: page 5 has a major content clip at left and, due to a paper fold during photocopying, is missing content vertically down the center
    • Note: many pages are clipped at left due to photocopying
  • digital photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum

date • "Good until October 1, 1916" (printed on first page)

title • New List of Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on first page)

first page • jigsaw puzzles Last of the Old Fox, Her Son's Pardon - Lincoln at the White House, and others

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on page 4)

address • Salem, Massachusetts

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1916-1917 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games (on cover)

cover • central box lists the games Pollyanna, Rook, Pit, Halma, Ping Pong, Parker War Game, and Old Deck Ring Toss

back cover • has "Parker Brothers Pastime Picture Puzzles for Adults" with jigsaw puzzle illustration of people in front of a large house with a horse and carriage

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • no games listed as "New 1916", but does include Halma ("re-issued U.S. Pat. Office Jan. 1916") plus games listed as new from 1911 through 1915

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; blocks; jigsaw puzzles; toys; homemaking; drawing; crayons

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 56 sides including 2 blank
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover (blank), unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 51, 1 index page (all products), inside back cover (blank), back cover ("The Parker Games" with jigsaw puzzle illustration and "are played in a million Homes")
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Incomplete: 51 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 50, 1 index page (all products)
    • Missing: page 9 (with Mexican Battle Game, etc.), page 51 (with Pate Plastique, and Checkers and Dominoes)
    • Cut off: page 5 is photocopied at an extreme angle and portions of the left side are clipped
    • Note: the left and right sides of some pages are clipped due to photocopying

date • "Good until October 1, 1917" (printed on first page)

title • New List of Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on first page)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle: Surrender of Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga, N.Y., Oct. 17, 1777

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on page 1)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 4 printed sides
  • digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 4 printed sides

date • 1917 (printed on first page; "Good until January 1, 1918" (printed on first page))

title • Latest 1917 List of Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on first page)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle: On Lake Geneva. Castle of Chillon

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on page 1)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; London

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1918-1919 (printed on first page)

title • 1918-1919 List of Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on first page)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle: A Morning at Mount Vernon

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on page 1)

address • Salem, Massachusetts

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1918-1919 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games (on cover)

cover • central box lists the games Pollyanna, Rook, Pit, Halma, Ping Pong, Parker War Game, and Old Deck Ring Toss

back cover • (missing)

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • one game listed as "New 1918": Catching the Pigs; Kiel is also new; Rook has a 1918 copyright in addition to 1910 and 1916

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; 8 Great Turnstile, London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts; toys; homemaking; crayons

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Mostly complete: 50 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, page 2 through 48, 1 index page (all products)
    • Missing: inside front cover, inside back cover, back cover
    • Note: portion of page 11 folded over and obscuring portion of page 12; pages 38 and 39 are duplicated
    • Note; many pages clipped during photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1919-1920 (printed on page 1)

title • 1919-1920 List Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on page 1)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle image: A Morning at Mount Vernon

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on page 1)

address • (none given)

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1920 (printed on page 1)

title • 1920 List Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on page 1)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle image: A Morning at Mount Vernon

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Inc.⌟ (on page 4)

address • New York; Salem, Massachusetts; London

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1920-1921 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1920-21 (on cover)

company • Parker Brothers Incorporated (on cover)

cover • yellow background; central box lists products: Pollyanna, Rook, Pit, Ping Pong, Sunny Monday Set, White House Egg Rolling, Cover 'Em Up, and Pastime Picture Puzzles

back cover • yellow background; "The Parker Games", illustration of Improved Paper Doll Outfit played with by two girls on a sofa, "are played in a million Homes"

includes • games listed as "New": Poppin-Ball, Auction Anagrams, Whirte House Egg Rolling Game; also lists Catching the Pigs as "New 1918"

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts; toys; homemaking; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized original • from Rick Tucker
    • Complete: 52 total sides including 50 printed sides and 2 blank sides not scanned
    • Includes: cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 47, 1 index page (all products), back cover
    • Missing: inside front cover (blank), inside back cover (blank)
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
  • digitized reprint • at The Strong
    • Reprinted 1987 in monochrome
    • Complete: 52 sides including 2 blank

date • 1921 (printed on page 1)

title • 1921 List Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on page 1)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle image: Alice in Wonderland

company • Parker Brothers Inc. (on page 8)

address • New York; Salem, Massachusetts; London

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1922 (printed on first page)

title • 1922 List - New Reduced Prices - Parker Brothers Famous Pastime Puzzles (on first page)

first page • first jigsaw puzzle image: The Milkmaid

company • Parker Brothers (on page 1 and page headers)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1922 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1922 (on cover)

cover • central box lists the games: Pollyanna, Rook, Pit, Halma, Ping Pong, Sunny Mondat Set, Polly Pickles, "Wonderful Game of Oz"

company • Parker Brothers Incorporated (on page cover)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year: Billy Goat Party, Polly Pickles Queen of the Movies, The Wonderful Game of Oz, Nodding Nancy, Liberty Ring, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; homemaking; soldiers; toys; paper dolls

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007
    • Incomplete: 47 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 39, 4 intervening pages, 46 through 47, 1 index page (all products)
    • Clipped: pages 4, 12, and others were clipped about 20% in photocopying
    • Missing: 2 pages after page 39 and before page 46; back cover
    • Note: some pages and page numbers were clipped during photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy)

date • 1923-1924 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1923-1924 (on cover)

cover • pale yellow background; down the left side are the following game cover images: Pit, The Wonderful Game of Oz, Merry-Go-Round Hunting Game, Sunny Monday, and Crazy Traveler; at center is a rectangular box illustrating various animals in and around a tree with assorted games around it, including: Poppin-Ball, Five Wise Birds, Crokay, Irontoss, Game of Cottontail and Peter, Rook, and Pollyanna; down the right side are the following game cover images: Brer Rabbit Ring a Bunny, East Is East & West Is West - a Trip Around the World, Rook, Ping-Pong, and Five Wise Birds

back cover • pale yellow background; "The Parker Games", then a box with the games Mah-Jongg, Pollyanna, Halma, Rook, Pit, Ping-Pong, and Five Wise Birds, then "are played in a million Homes"

company • Parker Brothers Incorporated (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year or "New 1923": Cottontail and Peter, Journey to Bethlehem, Chop Sticks, Peggy, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; toys; soldiers; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls

available

  • digitized original • via Rick Tucker
    • Mostly complete: 68 sides including blank inside front cover
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 3 through 63, index page 1, index page 2 (inside back cover), back cover
    • Removed: bottom one-third of page 29 and page 30 cut out
  • photographed original • via eBay (186870438466 from Hampshire+Grants+Trading+Company)
    • Incomplete: 23 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 7, pages 16 through 17, pages 24 through 31, pages 34 through 35, unnumbered index page and index page on inside back cover, back cover 
    • Removed: bottom one-third of page 29 and page 30 cut out

date • 1924-1925 (printed on cover)

title • Condensed Catalogue of the Parker Games 1924-1925 (on cover)

cover • horizontal illustration of various animals at a table under a tree, with birds in the tree, and games around them

company • Parker Brothers Incorporated (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games

available

  • photographed original • via WorthPoint (517222828)
    • Incomplete: 4 sides including 1 blank side
    • Includes: cover, 2 printed sides, and 1 blank side

date • 1925 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1925 (on cover)

cover • the outer border contains 14 small illustrations of a variety of games and parts of games

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Incorporated⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New" but without a year: Pegity, Ringers, Auto Race, All-American Football Game, Roll and Pop Up, Jolly Dumbells, and more

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway,New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts; toys; crayons; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy—hybrid)
    • Combines: all of The Strong photocopy with page 68 from the Phil Orbanes photocopy
    • Mostly complete: 74 printed sides
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Donated by AGPC in 2007 
    • Incomplete: 73 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 67, 69 through 71, 2 index pages (all products)
    • Missing: inside front cover, page 68, back cover
    • Note: a few sides and particularly pages 39, 41, 43, 51, 53, and the last index side are moderately obscured by dark splotches
    • Note: a few sides are clipped on the outside due to photocopying
  • digitized photocopy • from Phil Orbanes (same as The Strong photocopy but includes page 68)
    • Mostly complete: 74 printed sides

date • 1927 (printed on cover; "© 1927" printed on title page (page 1))

title • The Parker Games 1927 (on cover)

cover • pale orange background; the outer border contains illustrations of a variety of games, from top left, clockwise: Touring, Brer Rabbit [...], Sunny Monday, Pegity, Five Wise Birds, Pit, East is East & West is West - a Trip Around the World, Halma, Ping-Pong, Flinch, Pollyanna, Peg Base Ball, Rook, and Across the Continent

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Inc.⌟ (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New" but without a year: Hokum, Ring-a-Sailor, Kwiz, Boy Scouts' Progress Game, Buzzing Around, and more

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts; homemaking; drawing

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 80 sides including blank inside front cover
    • Includes: cover, blank inside front cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages numbered from 2 through 75, and then there are 2 unnumbered index pages (one on the inside back cover) and the back cover
  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ digitized original • from Rick Tucker
    • Complete: 80 sides including blank inside front cover
    • Includes: cover, blank inside front cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages numbered from 2 through 75, and then there are 2 unnumbered index pages (one on the inside back cover) and the back cover
    • Note: early pages through page 8 have light brown splotches of a variety of sizes on each page
  • digitized original • at The Strong
    • Incomplete: 72 sides including blank inside front cover
    • Includes: cover, blank inside front cover, pages numbered from 1 through 33, pages 36 through 39, pages 42 through 51, pages 54 through 55, pages 58 through 75, and then there are 2 unnumbered index pages (one the inside back cover) and the back cover
    • Missing: pages 34, 35, 40, 41, 52, 53, 56, 57

date • Fall 1927 and Winter 1928 (printed on first page)

title • Parker Brothers' World-Famous Pastime Picture Puzzles for Fall 1927 and Winter 1928 (on first page)

first page: first puzzle image: Foundation of American Government

company • ⌞Parker Brothers Inc.⌟ (on page 8)

address • Salem, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1928 (printed on cover; "© 1928" printed on title page)

title • The Parker Games 1928 (on cover)

company • Parker Brothers, Inc.

cover • illustration at top shows 4 adults playing Touring at a table, a man standing behind it holding Ping-Pong, and a woman at right rear showing the game of Pollyanna to 3 additional adults sitting at a table; "The" in black, "PARKER GAMES" in art deco black with orange accents, and "1928" in a black art deco font

includes • games listed as "New" but without a year: Wings the Airmail Game, We the Magnetic Flying Game, The Floying Four, Clown Bean Bag, The Knight's Journey, and more

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts

available

  • digitized original • from Rick Tucker
    • Complete; 76 sides including 1 blank (inside front cover)
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover, page 1 (unnumbered) through page71, 2 unnumbered index pages, and the back cover
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Incomplete: 71 printed sides total
    • Includes: cover, no inside front cover, pages 1 through 8, pages 10 through 23, pages 25 through 54, pages 56 through 71, then 2 unnumbered index pages (first one with black splotches), no back cover
    • Missing: page 9, page 24, page 55
    • Note: black splotches on pages 51 and 53
    • Note: some pages clipped during photocopying

date • 1929 (date not printed on item; 1929 is included in The Strong's filename)

date note • the game Beau-Monde, advertised on page 12 (back cover), is © 1929

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on page 1)

page 1 •  the jigsaw puzzle Valencia

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on page 1)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 24 printed sides
    • Printed on back cover: "Harper W. Poulson, 284 Boylston St., Boston, Mass."

date • 1929 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1929 (on cover)

cover • illustration at top of a man and woman playing Ping-Pong with 5 onlooking adults; gray background; title is in art deco font

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

includes • games marked "New" but without years; some may be new in 1929 but many were new in prior years

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; 12 Whiteley Road, London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts; homemaking; blocks; toys; soldiers

copyright • no copyright marking

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Mostly complete: 68 sides
    • Includes: cover, blank inside front cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 63, first index page, second index page (inside back cover), and back cover
    • Removed: portions of pages 53 and 54 cut out
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong (photocopy of Phil Orbanes' original)
    • Incomplete: 66 printed sides
    • Includes: cover (digitized original, not from photocopy), unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 63, first index page, and back cover (digitized original, not from photocopy)
    • Missing: blank inside front cover, second index page (inside back cover)
    • Removed: portions of pages 53 and 54 cut out

date • 1930 (date not printed on item; "1930" handwritten on first page)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on first page)

first page • jigsaw puzzle Chip of [sic] the Old Block

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on first page)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • 1930 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1930 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Parker Games (on title page (page 1))

cover • illustration at top of a man and woman playing Camelot with a man looking on; light green background; title is in art deco font

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

includes • games listed as new: Electric Baseball Game, Electric Football, Roulett-O, The Game of Anagram-Antics, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts

copyright • "© 1930" (on title page (page 1)); not renewed in 1958

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Mostly complete: 80 sides including blank inside front cover
    • Includes: cover, blank inside front cover (page 1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 78
    • Missing: any index page(s) after page 78, inside back cover (which might be one of the index pages), and back cover
    • Removed: portion of pages 77 and 78 torn off

date • 1931 (printed on cover)

variety • in this version of the 1931 catalog, page 3 shows Camelot game displays in 5 stores (Jordan Marsh, Gimbel Brothers, William G. Webber, R. S. Bauer, and  Marshall Field & Co.) and dealer advertisements for the game; page 4 lists 4 editions of Camelot: Tournament Edition, Castle Edition, Popular Edition, and Green Edition

title • The Parker Games 1931 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Parker Games (on title page (page 1))

cover • the illustration filling most of the top half of the cover depicts two armored men on horses in battle with a castle at right rear; the word Camelot and "The Great American Game" (in quotes) appear below the illustration

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New" but without a year: Sunk the Navy Game, The Big Trail, Miniature Golf, Dice Keno, The Five Black Cats, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 23rd & Broadway, Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts; toys; soldiers

copyright • "© 1931" (on title page (page 1)); not renewed in 1959

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Mostly complete: 80 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, unnumbered page (inside front cover) with "Famous PARKER GAMES", unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 75, index page starting on page 75, then 2 unnumbered index pages, and back cover
    • Missing: inside front cover

date • 1931 (printed on cover)

variety • in this version of the 1931 catalog, page 3 lists the following games: Wings The Air Mail Game, We the Magnetic Flying Game, The Flying Four; page 4 lists: Polyanna, Broadway, and Mansion of Happiness

date note • 1931 is printed on the cover of this catalog; however, games listed in the catalog marked as new have copyrights (not noted in the catalog) in 1929

title • The Parker Games 1931 (on cover)

cover • light orange/yellow background; the illustration filling most of the top half of the cover is in black and green plus the orange/yellow background, depicting two armored men on horses in battle with a castle at right rear; the word Camelot and "The Great American Game" (in quotes) appear below the illustration

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New" but without a year: United States Air Mail, Kitty Kitty, Who's Who, Realistic Magnetic Fish Pond, Cats and Dogs, Let's Go Fishing, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; paper dolls; crafts; toys; soldiers; drawing; homemaking

copyright • not renewed in 1959

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Incomplete: 78 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover (orange background, "Famous PARKER GAMES"), pages 3 through 75, then 2 unnumbered index pages (the second the inside back cover, with an orange background), and back cover)
    • Missing: page 1 (after "Famous PARKER GAMES" inside front cover), page 2

date • January 1, 1931 (printed on cover)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle Chestnuts—Red Hot!

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • Summer 1931 (printed on cover)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle The First Thanksgiving

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • Fall 1931 to Winter 1932 (printed on cover)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle A Financial Problem

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • 1932 (printed on cover; "Feb" handwriting added below)

date note • the cover has "1732 WASHINGTON 1932" reading down on the right side

title • Parker Brothers Pastime Picture Puzzles - Puzzles for the Washington Bicentennial Celebration (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle When Washington Failed

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • 1932 (date not marked; "1932" handwritten on cover)

date note • the back cover advertises Grand Camelot, noted as © 1932, and also Eddie Cantor's Tell It to the Judge game, which is © 1932 (though not marked)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • illustration of two women sitting in very high-back chairs sitting at a game table

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • Summer 1932 (printed on cover)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle Building the First White House

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • Summer 1932 (printed on cover)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle Tea with Mrs. Jarley

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • 1932 (date not marked; "1932" handwritten on cover)

date note • the last side advertises Grand Camelot, noted as © 1932, and also Eddie Cantor's Tell It to the Judge game, which is © 1932 (though not marked)

title • Fascinating Christmas Gifts -- Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • illustration of two women looking into a room with a Christmas tree

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • no copyright marking

available

date • 1932 (printed on cover)

variety • this version of the 1932 catalog has "Parker Brothers" on the title page; page 11 has Long Shot, Bowlem, Five Wise Birds, and We; page 12 has "Hearts" text at right; page 20 has Lindy Hop-Off, Numerica, Wei-Chi, Miniature Golf, and Office Boy; and subsequent differences  

title • The Parker Games and Amusements 1932 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Games, Kindergarten Goods and Puzzles (on title page)

cover • yellow background; photograph of the National Ping-Pong Tournament held at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, on April 16, 1932

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year: Military Pegity, Clear Face Anagrams, Inverto, Rumba, Long Shot, Bowlem, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; paper dolls; homemaking

copyright • © 1932 Parker Brothers Inc. (on title page (1)); not renewed in 1960

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 76 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, pages 2 through 71, first index page, second index page (inside back cover), and back cover
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum (confirm if they have this 1932 version or the other one)
  • digitized original • on eBay # 134560382929
    • Incomplete
    • Includes: cover, title page (page 1), excerpt of The Wonderful Game of Oz, page 37, excerpt with Boy Scouts and Major League Baseball, excerpt with Baseball, Football and Checkers, page 58, page 14 (unnumbered) with Quoitennis, excerpts of the first two index pages
    • Includes: order sheet for "Pastimes" that may not have been part of this 1932 catalog

date • 1932 (printed on cover)

variety • this version of the 1932 catalog has "Parker Games" on the title page; page 11 has Long Shot, Scoop Contract, and Bowlem; page 12 has "Hearts" text at center; page 20 has Lindy, Boy Scouts, Major League Base Ball Game, Beau Monde, and Forty-Two; and subsequent differences

title • The Parker Games and Amusements 1932 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Parker Games - Kindergarten Goods—Puzzles (on title page)

cover • orange background; photograph of the National Ping-Pong Tournament held at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, on April 16, 1932

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year: Military Pegity, Inverto, Rumba, Long Shot, Bowlem, Phil Cook's O Kay Colonel, Monte Carlo, and Zig Zag

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; homemaking

copyright • © 1932 Parker Brothers Inc. (on title page (1)); not renewed in 1960

available

  • searchable PDF (best copy) ∎ via digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Incomplete: 34 printed sides 
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover, unnumbered page (1) with Flatiron Building illustration, and pages 2 through 32
    • Missing: any pages after page 32, any index pages, inside back cover, back cover
    • Note: pages 31 and 32 have light brown markings resembling glue marks

date • 1933 ("© 1933" printed on cover and on page 1 (unnumbered))

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles De Luxe (on cover)

cover • illustration of a ship with sails on water, assembled as push-fit jigsaw puzzle pieces

company • Parker Brothers, Inc. (on cover)

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

copyright • © 1933 Parker Brothers Inc. (printed on cover and on page 1 (unnumbered)); not renewed in 1961

available

  • digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 28 sides including blank inside front cover, blank inside back cover, and blank back cover

date • Winter 1933-1934 (printed on title page (unnumbered page 1); "© 1933" on title page)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles De Luxe (on cover)

cover • illustration of robed men, perhaps royalty and monks, in a building with columns

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

  • digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 20 sides including blank inside front cover

date • 1933-1934 (printed on cover; "© 1933" on page 1 (unnumbered))

title • The Parker Games 1933-1934 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Games, Kindergarten Goods and Puzzles - Over Two Generations the Standard of Excellence (on title page)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year: Scoop, Lucky Strike

cover • illustration of "The National Ping-Pong Tournament for the Parker Cup, Chicago, Illinois, 1933"; orange background; "The" in black, "PARKER BROTHERS" in black art deco font, "1933-1934" in red art deco font

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

  • digitized original • from Rick Tucker
    • Complete: 68 printed sides
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Complete: 68 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, page before page 1 ("The Pastime Picture Puzzles"), another page before page 1 ("Famous Parker Games and Amusements", pages 1 (unnumbered) through 55, page 57, page 56 (out of order, after page 57), pages 58 through 63, 2 unnumbered index pages (the second one with dark splotches), no back cover)

date • 1934 (date not marked; "1934" handwritten on cover)

title • World Famous Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle Garden of Content

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • 1934-1935 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1934-1935 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Games, Kindergarten Goods and Puzzles - Over Two Generations the Standard of Excellence (on title page)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year: Admiral Byrd's South Pole Game, LIttle America, Lucky Strike, Henry Rings the Bell, Where's Elmer 

cover • photograph of Admiral Byrd's South Pole Game, Little America, cover, box, and contents; yellow background; "The" in black, "PARKER BROTHERS" in black art deco font, "1933-1934" in green art deco font

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

  • digitized original • from Rick Tucker
    • Complete: 60 printed sides
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Incomplete: 58 sides
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover, pages 1 (unnumbered) through 21, pages 24 through 55, 2 unnumbered index pages, back cover
    • Missing: pages 22 and 23

date • 1935 (date not marked; "1935" estimated by The Strong)

title • Official Ping-Pong Tables (on first page)

first page • photographs of Ping-Pong table, interlocking device, and rigid hinge-brace

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; Chicago

type • product listing sheet

scope • Ping-Pong

available

date • circa 1935 (date not marked; "ca. 1935" handwritten on first page)

title • For Long Winter Evenings - Pastime Picture Puzzles (on first page)

first page • jigsaw puzzle In for the Brush

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

date • circa 1935 (date not marked; "ca. 1935" handwritten on first page)

title • Fill your... Christmas List with Pastime Picture Puzzles (on first page)

first page • jigsaw puzzle Bringing in the Pudding

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

date • circa 1935 (date not marked; "ca. 1935" handwritten on first page)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on first page)

first page • jigsaw puzzle Awaiting the Call

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, New York

type • product listing leaflet

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

  • digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 8 sides
    • Note: some sides duplicated in scans

1935 1936 Parker Brothers Inc catalog Parker Games original from Phil Orbanes prep 2025 01 17 coverdate • 1935-1936 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1935-1936 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Parker Brothers' Games 1935-1936 - Over Two Generations the Standard of Excellence (on title page)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year: Penguin Bowling 

cover • no illustration; solid blue background

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; homemaking

available

  • digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 52 printed sides
    • Includes: cover, inside front cover with small image of the Flatiron Building, page with "Always in the News!" with news article clippings, pages 2 through 47, index page 1, index page 2, index page 3 (inside back cover), back cover ("Pastime Picture Puzzles")
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Incomplete: 41 sides
    • Includes: cover, page 1 ("Always in the News!"), page 2 appears after page 5, page 3 (Make a Million), page 4 appears after page 2, page 5 (Monopoly), page 2 (Lexicon) after page 5, page 4 (Kaji and Derby Day) after page 2, pages 6 through 40
    • Missing: inside front cover (title page before page 1), pages 41 through 47, 3 index pages, back cover
    • Note: odd sides from 3 to 39 have white splotches at left

date • 1936-1937 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1936-1937 (on cover; "© 1936" on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of the Famous Parker Games 1936-1937 - Over Two Generations the Standard of Excellence (on title page)

includes • games listed as "New" without a year: Pieces of Eight, District Attorney 

cover • no illustration; solid blue background

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Flatiron Building, 23rd & Broadway, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N  (incomplete; 52 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover), inside back cover and back cover missing; upper-right corner of cover torn off)

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (incomplete; 46 printed sides; includes cover, missing inside front cover, title page (page 1), pages 2 through 4, pages 5 and 6 missing, pages 7 through 19, missing pages 20 through 22, pages 24 through 46, two index pages, back cover)

date • 1937 (printed on cover)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle Great Adventure

address • Salem, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (complete; 8 printed sides)

date • October 1937 ("deposited in [Parker Brothers] Archives Oct 1937" handwritten on first page; has puzzle with image of George VI's coronation, which occurred on 12 May 1937)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • illustration of caped men on horses in front of large house or inn

address • Salem, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (complete; 8 printed sides)

date • 1937-1938 (printed on cover)

title • The Parker Games 1937-1938 (on cover; "© 1937" on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1937-1938 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page)

cover • no illustration; solid dark green background; title in white

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

digitized original • from Rick Tucker  (complete; 60 printed sides)

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (complete; 60 printed sides; includes cover, inside front cover, title page (page 1), pages 2 through 55, 2 index pages (2nd one has white splotches at upper left), back cover; white splotches at upper left on odd pages from page 9 to 31, 39

date • 1938-1939 (printed on cover; "© 1938" on title page (page 1))

title • The Parker Games 1938-1939 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1938-1939 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page)

cover • no illustration; solid dark blue background

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N  (complete; 60 printed sides)

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (incomplete; 52 printed sides; includes cover, inside front cover, title page (page 1), pages 2 through 5, pages 6 through 8 missing, page 9 appears twice, pages 10 through 19, lower left corner of page 19 and lower right corner of page 20 cut out, pages 21 through 35, pages 36 through 40 missing, pages 41 through 55, section at right center cut out on page 55 and at left center on first index page, 2 index pages, back cover missing; white splotches at upper left on most odd pages from page 3 to 55)

date • 1939-1940 (printed on cover; "© 1939" on title page (page 1))

title • The Parker Games 1939-1940 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1939-1940 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page)

cover • no illustration; solid dark black background for most of right side, orange background strip at left

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N  (complete; 64 printed sides)

date • 1940-1941 (printed on cover; "© 1940" on title page (page 1))

title • The Parker Games 1940-1941 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1940-1941 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page)

cover • no illustration; solid red background for most of right side, gray background strip at left

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N  (complete; 60 printed sides; cover and back cover have a red background; handwriting throughout)

digitized photocopy • at The Strong  (complete; 60 printed sides; cover and back cover background appears brown instead of red due to scanning; page 7 clipped at bottom during scanning; a few even-numbered pages (such as page 28) are clipped at right during scanning; photocopy of handwriting throughout)

date • 1941 (date not marked; "1941" estimated by The Strong)

title • The Parker Games (on cover)

includes • games such as Dig, Citadel, Conflict, El Dorado, Teddy Bear Panda, Circle Gammon

cover • no illustration; just white text in a black rectangle; white background otherwise

address • (none given) 

type • trade catalog

scope • games

available

digitized original • at The Strong  (complete; 16 printed sides)

date • 1941 (date not marked; "Mailed Jan 16, 1941" handwritten on cover)

title • Pastime Picture Puzzles (on cover)

cover • jigsaw puzzle A Party Given by Louis XV at Choisy

address • Salem, Massachusetts; New York; Chicago

type • trade catalog

scope • jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized photocopy • at The Strong  (complete; 8 printed sides)

date • 1941-1942 (printed on cover; "© 1941" on title page (page 1))

title • Parker Games 1941-1942 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1941-1942 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page)

cover • no illustration; solid red background for most of right side, gray background strip at left

includes • game Dog Fight and Pollyanna, both "A First Prize Winner at the 1941 New York Toy Package Exhibition"

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N  (incomplete; 54 printed full sides and 2 printed half sides; missing pages 7, 8, 13, and 14; only top half of pages 25 and 26)

digitized original • at The Strong  (complete; 60 printed sides; the PDF includes an additional document, a monochrome insert for use in games entitled The Famous Parker Games (12 sides))

date • 1941-1942 (printed on cover; "© 1941" on title page (page 1))

title • Famous Parker Games - Specially Selected for Use by the Armed Forces of the United States (on two-piece cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1941-1942 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" - Specially selected for use by the Armed Forces of the United States (on title page (page 1))

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games

available

digitized photocopy • at The Strong  (17 printed sides)

date • 1942-1943 (printed on title page (page 1); "© 1942" on title page (page 1); "Revised Priced February 1, 1942" on insert side 1 of 2 copies)

title • Parker Brothers Inc. Games 1942-1943 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1942-1943 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page (page 1))

cover • vertical cover; dull blue background depicts 3 aircraft at upper right, 2 dirigibles at upper left, 4 ships at lower left, artillery and tank at lower right, plus 7 stars; foreground illustration is in shades of orange, white, and red, depicting at eagle above and to the left of a shield with "PARKER BROTHER INC. Games" (in white with red outlines) and a star below; back cover is identical

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts; dolls

available

digitized original • from Dave Thomen (complete, 56 printed sides; does not have insert (side 1: game price and availability; side 2: "Complete New Line of Ping-Pong Sets and Accessories")

digitized photocopy • from AGPI Member N  (incomplete; 54 printed sides, including cover, page with letter about support to the war,  title page with copyright (page 1 (unnumbered)) through page 51, missing 2 index pages, includes back cover; pages 37 and 38 have torn-off top 2/3rds; small piece of paper staples to title page with "Correction" to price for Embroidery Set # 956; also has 2-sided insert (side 1: game price and availability list page; side 2: "Complete New Line of Ping-Pong Sets and Accessories")

digitized photocopy • at The Strong  (incomplete; 55 printed sides, including cover, page with letter about support to the war, title page with copyright (pages 1 (unnumbered)) through page 51, 2 index pages, no back cover; pages 37 and 38 have torn-off top 2/3rds; also has insert (side 1: game price and availability list page; side 2: "Complete New Line of Ping-Pong Sets and Accessories"))

date • Autumn 1943 (printed on cover)

date note • on page 3 for Camelot: "Will Be Prominently Advertised in National Magazines Autumn and Winter 1943-1944"

date note • on page 4 for Politics: "Good Fun for 1943 and 1944"

date note • on page 5 for Authors: "New Improved Edition 1943"

date note • on page 12 (unnumbered): "Parker Games in process or completed production September 1st,—on which orders can be accepted for shipment in Autumn of 1943, subject to prior sale."

title • Illustrated List of Parker Games for Which Orders Can Be Accepted Subject to Prior Sale—for Autumn Shipment 1943 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1942-1943 - For Over Two Generations "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page (page 1))

cover • illustration of Camelot board along with men on horses racing from castle onto game board

includes • game Navy Weftup on page 8

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N  (complete; 12 printed sides)

date • 1947-1948 (printed on cover; "© 1947" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Parker Games 1947-1948 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1947-1948 - "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page (page 1))

cover • no illustrations; deep blue background fills most of the right side; gray strip appears at left

includes • games listed as "New" without year: Let's Furnish a House, Rich Uncle, Crossword Lotto, Tattler Quiz, A Visit to Mother Goose, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; London

type • trade catalog

scope • games

available

  • digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 44 sides including 2 blank (which were not scanned)
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
  • digitized photocopy • at The Strong
    • Incomplete: 41 sides including no blanks
    • Includes: cover, pages 2 through 32, unnumbered page "Pastime Picture Puzzles with illustration of a sailing ship and men, pages 33 through 39 (including indexes on pages 38 and 39), and back cover (with Parker Brothers Inc. signature logo)
    • Missing: inside front cover, title page (page 1)

date • 1948-1949 (printed on cover; "© 1948" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Parker Games 1948-1949 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1948-1949 - "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page (page 1))

cover • no illustrations; dull red background fills most of the right side; gray strip appears at left

includes • games listed as "New" without year: Popeye's Game, Loop-It, Keep 'Em Rolling, Wits End, Tattler Quiz, Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts

available

digitized original • at The Strong  (complete; 48 sides including 2 blank sides (inside front cover and inside back cover))

digitized original • from Rick Tucker  (complete; 48 sides including 2 blank sides (inside front cover and inside back cover))

date • 1949-1950 (printed on cover; "© 1949" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Parker Games 1949-1950 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1949-1950 - "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page (page 1))

cover • no illustrations; green background fills most of the right side; gray strip appears at left

includes • games listed as "New" without year: Skudo, Over the Garden Wall, Clue, Parker Brothers Baseball, and others

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; paper dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover, not scanned))

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (complete; 51 printed sides)

date • 1952 (printed on cover; "© 1952" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Parker Games 1952 - "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1952 - "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page (page 1))

cover • no illustrations; dark brown background fills most of the right side; green strip appears at left

includes • game listed as "New" without year: Clue

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 sides; inside front cover was blank as was inside back cover, and both were not scanned)

date • 1953 (printed on cover; "© 1953" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Famous Parker Games 1953 (on cover)

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1953 - "The Standard of Excellence in Games" (on title page (page 1))

cover • an orange and white helix fills the background; no illustrations

includes • game listed as "New" without year: Keyword, 

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 sides; inside front cover was blank and was not scanned)

date • 1954 (printed on cover; "© 1954" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1954 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1954 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover • red background; no illustrations

includes • Bing Crosby's Game Call Me Lucky © 1954

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 sides; inside front cover was blank and was not scanned)

date • 1954 (printed on cover; "© 1954" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1954 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1954 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover • red background; no illustrations

includes • Bing Crosby's Game Call Me Lucky © 1954

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 sides; inside front cover was blank and was not scanned)

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (incomplete; 44 sides; includes missing cover and inside front cover, pages 1 through 3, missing pages 4 and 5, pages 6 through 23, missing page 24, page 25, missing page 26, pages 27 through 28, pages 29 and 30 missing, pages 31 through 43, missing page 44, pages 45 (mostly black) through 49, back cover; numerous illegible pages)

date • 1955 (printed on cover; "© 1955" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1955 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1955 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover • dark blue background; no illustrations

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

  • digitized original • at The Strong
    • Complete: 56 printed sides
    • Version difference: pages 1 through 50 are identical to the Phil Orbanes 1955 catalog with the white cover and back cover, but page 51 (about Pastime Puzzles) is different
    • Note: small brown spots in upper-outer corner of earliest pages, not obscuring content; 
  • original • at The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum (may be identical to The Strong version or to the Phil Orbanes version)

date • 1955 (printed on cover; "© 1955" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1955 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1955 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • white background; no illustrations

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from Phil Orbanes (Nearly complete; 52 sides; page 9 (with game Bantu) missing from scan; pages 1 through 50 are identical to The Strong 1955 catalog with the dark blue cover and back cover, but page 51 (about Pastime Puzzles) is different; inside front cover was blank and was not scanned)

date • 1956 (printed on cover; "© 1956" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1956 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1956 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • green background; main title on angled tablet at center; no illustrations

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; Fulton Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 60 sides including 1 blank (inside front cover that was not scanned); identical content to white cover 1956 AGPI Member N copy on pages through 50, but page 51 has French Boxwood Chess Sets at bottom, page 52 has Complete Checker Set added at top above Checker Board and Checkers, pages 53 and 54 are the same, page 55 has Pastime Picture Puzzles, index pages (pages 56 to 57) are slightly different, back cover has identical text but in a different font and background color)

digitized photocopy • at The Strong (incomplete; 55 printed sides; includes cover, missing inside front cover, pages 1 through 29, missing pages 30 through 31, pages 32 through 39, missing page 40, pages 41 through 52, page 53 is present but the page was folded during scanning and the page number "55" appears on the actual page 53, page 54 is also present but the page number "53" appears at an angle on the scan, page 55 (with Pastime Puzzles) is missing, pages 56 and 57 (index pages), back cover)

date • 1956 (printed on cover; "© 1956" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1956 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1956 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • white background; title not on an angled tablet; no illustrations

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; Fulton Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 60 sides including 1 blank (inside front cover that was not scanned); identical content to green cover 1956 AGPI Member N copy on pages through 50, but page 51 has Complete Checker Set at bottom, page 52 has only Checker Board and Checkers, pages 53 and 54 are the same, page 55 has "Famous Parker Games" blurb, index pages (pages 56 to 57) are slightly different, back cover has identical text but in a different font and background color)

)

date • 1957 (printed on cover; "© 1957" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1957 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1957 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • orange background; main title on angled tablet at center; no illustrations

includes • Wide World Travel Game, Moon-Tag, Spin and Step, all © 1957

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; 1613 Fulton National Bank Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 60 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover, which was not scanned))

digitized original • at The Strong (complete; 60 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover))

date • 1958 (printed on cover; "© 1958" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1958 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1958 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • yellow background; main title on angled tablet at center; no illustrations

includes • Bird Watcher, Bunny Rabbit Game, Puppy Dog Lotto, Mother Goose Lotto, Children of Foreign Lands Lotto, all © 1958

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; 1613 Fulton National Bank Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 60 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover, which was not scanned))

date • 1959 (printed on cover; "© 1959" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1959 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1959 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • offwhite background; main title on red angled tablet at center; no illustrations

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; 1613 Fulton National Bank Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls; flash cards

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 60 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover, which was not scanned))

date • 1960 (printed on cover; "© 1960" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1960 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1960 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

company • Parker Brothers, Inc.

cover and back cover • white background; main title on orange angled tablet at center; no illustrations

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; 1613 Fulton National Bank Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; jigsaw puzzles; dolls

available

digitized original • from Rick Tucker (complete; 64 sides including 1 blank (inside front cover))

date • 1961 (printed on cover; "© 1961" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Catalogue of Famous Parker Games 1961 - The Standard of Excellence in Games (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1961 - the Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • white background; main title on blue angled tablet at center; no illustrations

includes • Hot Spot!, Hoppity, both © 1961

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; 1613 Fulton National Bank Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized original • from Rick Tucker (complete; 64 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover))

date • 1961 (printed on cover; "© 1961" printed on cover and title page (page 1))

title • His Highness the King of Fun Introduces Pastime Products a Division of Parker Brothers Inc. (on cover) 

cover and back cover • white background; "pb" as eyes of a jester wearing crown; diagonal red line

first product • Ti-Ki the Tiger stuffed animal and kit

address • Salem, Massachusetts; Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; 1613 Fulton National Bank Building, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • stuffed animals; crafts; dolls; educational toys; construction sets; but no jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 20 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover, not scanned))

date • 1962 (printed on cover; "© 1962" printed on title page (page 1))

title • 1962 Catalogue - Famous Parker Games - The Standard of Excellence in Games. (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games 1962 - the Best Playing and Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • dull green background; no illustrations; main title in white

includes • Long Shot, Air Travel Game Wide World, both © 1962

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 10515 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 64 printed sides)

date • 1962 (printed on cover; "© 1962" printed on title page (page 1))

title • 1962 Catalogue - Pastime Products a Division of Parker Brothers Inc. (on cover) 

cover and back cover • yellow background; "pb" as eyes of a jester wearing crown; main title letters vary in blue, red, and green

first product • Kukla and Ollie Kit punch-out characters and television stage

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 10515 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 921, San Francisco; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta

type • trade catalog

scope • toys; crafts; stacking blocks; play sets; puppets; dolls; educational toys; construction sets; but no jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 24 sides including 2 blank sides (inside front and back covers, not scanned))

date • 1963 (printed on cover; "© 1963" printed on title page (page 1))

title • 1963 Catalogue - Famous Parker Games and Activity Sets (on cover)

title • 1963 Famous Parker Games and Activity Sets - the Best Playing and Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • red background; main title in white; no illustrations; "Parker Brothers Inc." signature logo over swirl logo

includes • Formula-1, © 1963

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 10515 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 443, San Francisco; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 122 Cartwright Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; puppet set; crafts; construction sets; play sets; stacking blocks; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 80 printed sides)

date • 1964 (printed on cover; "© 1964" printed on title page (page 1))

title • 1964 Catalogue - Famous Parker Games and Activity Sets (on cover)

title • 1964 Famous Parker Games and Activity Sets - the Best Playing and Most Widely Advertised Games in the World (on title page (page 1))

cover and back cover • purplish-pink background; main title in white; no illustrations; "Parker Brothers Inc." signature logo over swirl logo

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 10515 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 443, San Francisco; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 122 Cartwright Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; construction sets; dolls

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 76 printed sides)

date • 1965 (printed on cover; "© 1965" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Famous Parker Games 1965 (on cover and title page (page 1))

cover • offwhite background; "PARKER GAMES" in purple; "famous" and "1965" in red; "Parker Brothers Inc." signature logo over swirl logo; sides of 9 game boxes shown: Mille Bornes, Spill and Spell, Careers, Monopoly, Risk, Clue, Winnie-the-Pooh, Formula 1, and Sorry!

address • Salem, Massachusetts; 10515 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 443, San Francisco; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 122 Cartwright Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 printed sides)

date • 1966 (printed on cover; "© 1966" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Famous Parker Games 1966 (on cover and title page (page 1))

cover • offwhite background; "PARKER GAMES" in purple; "famous" and "1966" in red; "Parker Brothers Inc." signature logo over swirl logo; round photograph of a family of four playing Monopoly on a table

address • 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 443, San Francisco; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 122 Cartwright Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; crafts; kites

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 46 printed sides)

date • 1967 (printed on cover; "© 1967" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Famous Parker Games 1967 (on cover and title page (page 1))

cover • orange rug background on entire cover; title in black at top; "Parker Brothers Inc." signature logo over blue swirl logo; a family of four playing Monopoly on the floor

address • 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Fifth Avenue Building, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; Merchandise Mart, Suite 443, San Francisco; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 122 Cartwright Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; crafts

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 sides including 2 blank (inside front cover and inside back cover (not scanned)))

date • 1968 (printed on cover; "© 1968" printed on title page (page 1))

title • 1968 Famous Parker Games... (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games (on title page (page 1))

cover • dark blue background; title and logo in white; no illustrations; "Parker Brothers Inc." signature logo over swirl logo

address • 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; 851 Burlway Road, Room 706, Burlingame, California; Suite 713, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 122 Cartwright Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; crafts

available

  • digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 64 sides including 2 blank (inside front cover and inside back cover (not scanned))
  • original • Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum

date • 1969 (printed on cover; "© 1969" printed on title page (page 1))

title • Famous Parker Games for 1969 (on cover)

title • Famous Parker Games (on title page (page 1))

cover • medium blue background; title in black; no illustrations; "Parker Brothers Inc." signature logo over swirl logo, in medium blue inside a white rectangle

address • 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; 851 Burlway Road, Room 706, Burlingame, California; Suite 11-J-1, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 7883 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

  • digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 62 sides including 2 blank (inside front cover and inside back cover (not scanned))
  • original • Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum

date • 1970 (printed on cover; "© 1970" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Games 1970 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • black background; "parker" in blue, "games" in red, "1970" in white; cut-out in cover to reveal an image on an interior page of the "Collect $200.00 Salary as You Pass Go" corner from Monopoly

includes • games marked as "1970 New": Touch, Mind Maze, and Crown Red 

address • (none provided)

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 70 printed sides)

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

date • 1971 (printed on cover; "© 1971" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Games 1971 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • red background; "parker" in black, "games" in blue, "1970" in white; cut-out in cover to reveal an image on an interior page of the "Collect $200.00 Salary as You Pass Go" corner from Monopoly

includes • games and puzzles marked as "1971 New": Hurry Up, Gnip Gnop, Orion, Rockwell Puzzle Assortment, and others

address • 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1499, Chicago, Illinois; 851 Burlway Road, Room 706, Burlingame, California; Suite 11-J-1, Merchandise Mart, Atlanta; Dallas Trade Mart, Room 1832, Dallas, Texas; 6623 Hawthorne Drive, Brecksville, Ohio; Pennington Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er De Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 7883 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (incomplete; 76 printed sides; includes cover, inside front cover, pages 1 through 30, missing pages 31 through 34, includes pages 35 through 71 and an unnumbered page (72) and inside back cover and back cover)

date • 1972 (printed on cover; no copyright marking)

title • Parker Brothers 1972 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • silver background; title in orange; illustration of 10 different metal Monopoly movers

includes • games and puzzles marked as "1972 New": Snapshot, Birthday Cake, Pattern Pending, Landslide, and others

address • 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1464, Chicago, Illinois; 851 Burlway Road, Room 706, Burlingame, California; 60 Perimeter Center East, Atlanta; Dallas Trade Mart, Room 1832, Dallas, Texas; 6623 Hawthorne Drive, Brecksville, Ohio; 1200 North Nash Street, Arlington, Virginia; Miro Company, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (incomplete; 71 printed sides including 1 blank (inside front cover (not scanned)); missing pages 23 through 26)

date • 1973 (printed on cover; "© 1973" printed on page 73)

title • Parker Brothers 1973 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • horizontal format; white background; title in black; image of Monopoly metal car mover in front of a yellow and blue stylized car made of Nerf

includes • games and puzzles marked as "1973 New": Billionaire, Boggle, Waterworks, Mary Poppins, and others

address • 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa; Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1464, Chicago, Illinois; 851 Burlway Road, Room 706, Burlingame, California; 601 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; Dallas Trade Mart, Room 1832, Dallas, Texas; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 7883 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 76 printed sides)

date • 1974 (printed on cover; "© 1974" printed on inside front cover)

title • Parker Brothers 1974 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • horizontal format; white background; title in dark blue; no illustrations; various titles embossed in white: Risk, Sorry!, Masterpiece, Monopoly, Uncle Wiggily, and more

includes • games and puzzles marked as "1974 New": Sea Diver, Tugboat, The Inventors, Pro Draft, Charlie Brown's All-Stars, and others

address • Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1464, Chicago, Illinois; One Peninsula Place, 1650 South Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 207, San Mateo, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 7883 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 76 printed sides)

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

date • 1975 (printed on cover; "© 1975" printed on inside front cover)

title • Parker Brothers Family Album 1975 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • horizontal format; brown background; title in light yellow script; no illustrations, just a border design in light yellow

includes • games and puzzles marked as "New": The Magnificent Race, Pay Day, Guinness Game of World Records, The Six Million Dollar Man, and others

address • Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Merchandise Mart, Suite 1464, Chicago, Illinois; One Peninsula Place, 1650 South Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 207, San Mateo, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 7883 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario; factory: 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; factory: 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 66 printed sides, plus a 2 page insert (in vertical format) entitled Nerf-Glider with a blank second side)

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

date • 1976 (printed on cover; "© 1976" printed on inside front cover)

title • Parker Brothers - First Choice Among the Experts - 1976 Catalog of Games and Toys (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; light pink background, but only at top; title in black; the bottom 80% of the cover has a photograph of a blonde-haired boy holding a Nerf Glider and its package, and a girl to the right is holding a Monopoly box behind him; the background of the photograph shows game box covers including Risk, Pay Day, The Six Million Dollar Man, and others

address • Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; Butterfield Office Plaza, 2625 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois; One Peninsula Place, 1650 South Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 207, San Mateo, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; Miro Company, 27, Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, Paris, France; Parker Brothers Games, Limited, 7883 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario; factory: 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts; factory: 10215 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; crafts; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 44 printed sides, plus a 2 page insert entitled The Bionic Woman on one side and Happy Days on the other)

date • 1977 (printed on cover; "© 1977" printed on inside front cover)

title • Parker Brothers - Catalog of Games and Toys 1977 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; white background; text in black; most of the cover shows rows of pawns of various colors, some straight up and others at angles

includes • games and puzzles marked as "New": Barney Miller, The Mupper Show Game, The Rescuers, The Curious George Game, The Little Engine That Could Game, and others

address • Suite 634, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 214, Walnut Creek, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; Butterfield Office Plaza, 2625 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois; general office: 190 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; crafts; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 44 printed sides, plus two inserts: (1) Code Name: Sector (two sides); (2) Laverne and Shirley (1 side); also includes handwritten note from Ronald D. Leong to AGPI Member N (1 side))

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

digitized original • at Parry Game Preserve

date • 1978 (printed on cover; "© 1978" printed on table of contents page (page 1))

title • Parker Brothers 1978 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; title in white; the entire cover has an image from Monopoly, showing the corner with "Collect $200.00 Salary as You Pass GO", with money under the board along with property cards, houses and hotels, metal movers, and dice

includes • games and puzzles marked as "New": Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Black Box, Outwit, P.E.G.S., Flat Cat, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 214, Walnut Creek, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; general offices: 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • games; mechanical puzzles; crafts; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 40 sides including 1 blank side (inside front cover (not scanned)))

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

date • 1979 (printed on cover; "© 1979" printed on table of contents page (page 1))

title • 1979 Parker Brothers Games Toys and Electronics (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; title in white, melding to gray on 3D letter blocks; black background at top, melding to medium gay at bottom; Monopoly board appears at bottom along with Boggle, Merlin electronic game, and a green Nerf football

includes • games and puzzles marked as "New": Mad Magazine Game, All the King's Men, Mork and Mindy, Fangface, Gnomes, How the West Was Won, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 214, Walnut Creek, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; West Indies Merchandising Co., Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico; national accounts: Chicago; general offices: 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • games; jigsaw puzzles; mechanical puzzles; Nerf toys; electronic games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 36 printed sides; no holes punched)

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 36 printed sides in catalog; 2-sided insert (with Rom the robot); 3 hole- punched)

date • 1980 (printed on cover; "© 1980" printed on inside front cover)

title • Parker Brothers 1980 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; title in black at bottom; 9 different photographs of games appear: Monopoly, Nerf soccer ball, Merlin, Can't Stop, Boggle, Risk, Stop Thief, Quiz 500, and Mad Magazine Card Game

includes • games and puzzles marked as "New": Can't Stop, Ruffhouse, Pocket Boggle, Mad Magazine Card Game, Strawberry Shortcake Berries to Market Game, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 214, Walnut Creek, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; West Indies Merchandising Co., Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico; national accounts: Chicago; general offices: 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • games; Nerf toys; electronic games

available

  • digitized original • from Phil Orbanes
    • Complete: 36 printed sides
  • original • Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum

date • 1981 (printed on cover; "© 1981" printed on inside front cover)

title • Parker Brothers - 1981 Products (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; title in gray at top with swirl logo; black background; 3 games fill cover: Monopoly, Nerf football, and Merlin

includes • games and puzzles marked as "New": Trust Me, Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City, Push Over, Fast 111s, Even Elephants Forget, Razzle, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 634, New York; 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 214, Walnut Creek, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; national accounts: Chicago; general offices: 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • games; Nerf toys; electronic games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 36 printed sides; 3-hole punched)

date • 1982 (printed on cover; "© 1982" printed on inside front cover)

title • Parker Brothers Is the Best - Better Than the Rest! Parker Brothers - 1982 Products (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; title in multiple colors at top, and in light blue at bottom with swirl logo; white background; rainbow brushed stripes fill bottom portion of cover

includes • games and puzzles marked as "New": Survive!, Lost Treasure, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Garfield, The Orb, Probe, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 634, New York; 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 214, Walnut Creek, California; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; national accounts: Chicago; general offices: 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • games; mechanical puzzles; Nerf toys; electronic games; video games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 40 printed sides; insert 1, "March 1983" price and order list", has 1 printed side; insert 2, "February 1983" price and order list, has 1 printed side; 3-hole punched catalog)

digitized original • at Parry Game Preserve

date • 1983 (printed on cover; "© 1983" printed on unnumbered page 10)

title • Parker Brothers - 1983 Video Game Cartridges (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; "PARKER BROTHERS" in multiple colors (green, blue, and red) at top with the swirl logo in green; black background

includes • (not labeled new) Frogger, Tutankham, Q-bert, Popeye, Super Cobra, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York; 6012 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog

scope • video game cartridges

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 12 sides include 2 blank red sides (inside front and back covers))

date • 1983 (printed on cover; "© 1983" printed on page 2)

title • Parker Brothers Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary - 1983 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; title in white at top; gray background; photograph of 9 lit candles

includes • games listed as "New": Domain, Shadowlord!, Krull (board game and also card game), Care Bears on the Path to Care-a-Lot, Sidewinder, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Battle at Sarlacc's Pit, and others

address • sales promotion and merchandising department: Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • books; games; mechanical puzzles; Nerf toys; electronic games; video game cartridges

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 64 sides include 2 blank gray sides (inside front and back covers); 3-hole punched catalog)

digitized original • at Parry Game Preserve

date • 1984 (printed on cover; "© 1984" printed on page 84 and back cover)

title • Parker Brothers - 1984 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; dull green background; "PARKER BROTHERS" embossed on dull green background at top; "1984" in white at bottom; no illustrations

includes • games listed as "New": Pocket Pente, People Weekly, Touching Tunes Care Bears, Ewoks, Save the Redwood Trees!, McDonald's, Beggars and Thieves, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; 4001 Airport Freeway, Suite 400, Bedford, Texas; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; 125 Ryan Industrial Court, San Ramon, California; 3700 South Susan Street, Suite 150, Santa Ana, California

type • trade catalog

scope • books; coloring books; LP records and cassette tapes; games; Nerf toys; video game cartridges; personal computer software games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 88 sides include 2 blank dull red sides (inside front and back covers); 3-hole punched catalog)

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

date • 1984 (not printed on cover; "© 1984" printed on page 24)

title • Home Entertainment Software - Parker Brothers (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

cover • vertical format; black background in top three-quarters; blue lines converging toward rear at bottom; "HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE" in white at top; "PARKER BROTHERS" in red with swirl logo at left; no illustrations

includes • (not listed as new): Montezuma's Revenge, Frogger II Threeedeep!, Circus Charlie, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; 4001 Airport Freeway, Suite 400, Bedford, Texas; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; 125 Ryan Industrial Court, San Ramon, California; sales promotion and merchandising department: Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • video game cartridges; personal computer software games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 28 sides include 1 blank blue side (inside back cover))

date • 1985 (printed on cover; "© 1985" printed on back cover)

date note • celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monopoly (unnumbered page 1)

title • Parker Brothers 1985 (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers"

cover • vertical format; dark green outer border, then white border; inside is a photograph of two versions of Monopoly, one new and one a modern commemorative reprint of a 1935 edition ("Popular Edition"), on a table with a lamp and flowers; "PARKER BROTHERS" in white at top, "1985" in white at bottom

includes • (not listed as new): Monopoly Deluxe Anniversary Edition, Monopoly 1935 Commemorative Edition, Advance to Boardwalk, The VCR Mystery Game Clue, Inside Moves, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; 4001 Airport Freeway, Suite 400, Bedford, Texas; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; 125 Ryan Industrial Court, San Ramon, California; corporate office: 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts

type • trade catalog

scope • books; coloring books; LP records and cassette tapes; games; VCR games; construction toys; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 68 sides include 2 blank white sides (inside front and back covers); insert 1: Rich Little's VCR Charades Game (1 side; back side is blank white); insert 2: "Muppet Babies"—3 products (1 LP record or cassette; 2 hardcover books and cassettes) (1 side; back side is blank white))

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

date • 1985 ("© 1985" printed on cover)

title • There's Lots More Fun In Store For You - Children's Games, Toys, Books, and Music - Parker Brothers (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers"

cover • vertical format; red background; first part of title in white at top, second part in black below; 8 photographs appear: The Construction Company, Hugga Bunch, Care Bears, Garfield, Busy Bodies, Cabbage Patch Kids, Nerf Pool, and Alphabet Soup

address • Beverly, Massachusetts

type • leaflet

scope • books; coloring books; LP records and cassette tapes; games; construction toys; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from Battlegrip.com (complete; 8 sides with 34 products)

date • 1986 ("© 1986" printed on cover)

title • Parker Brothers - "Perceptron" (on first page)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers"

cover • vertical format; white background; title in black at top; 9 stills from a 30 second television advertisement appear

address • Beverly, Massachusetts

type • sheet (1 side)

scope • electronic games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 2 sides with 1 blank white side)

Parker Brothers, Division of Kenner Parker Toys, Inc. • Trade Catalogs

date • 1986 (date printed on cover; "© 1986" printed on back cover)

title • The Spirit of Parker Brothers (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Kenner Parker Toys, Inc." (on back cover)

cover • vertical format; white background; purple border with arch at top; title in white on blue semicircle with Mr. Moneybags above; 9 game images appear: Go For It!, Nerfuls, Clue VCR Mystery Game, Nerf Indoor Golf, Monopoly 1935 Commemorative Edition, The Construction Company Building System, 80 Anniversary Edition Rook Card Game, Boggle, and Don't Wake the Dragon!

includes • games listed as "New": Go for It!, Castle Risk, Eyewitness VCR game, Don't Wake the Dragon!, Penny Candy, Fluppy Dogs, Centurions, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; 200 Westpark Drive, Suite 360, Peachtree, Georgia; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois

type • trade catalog; price and order list

scope • games; VCR games; construction toys; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 24 printed sides; price and order list insert: "Games and Toys—Feb. 1986", yellow sheet, 1 side printed)

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

date • 1987 (date printed on cover; "© 1987" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Brothers - 1987 Products - The Best Game in Town (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Kenner Parker Toys, Inc." (on back cover)

cover • vertical format; background with gradient from dark gray at top to light gray at bottom; "PARKER BROTHERS" and "1987 PRODUCTS" in white at top; "THE BEST GAME IN TOWN" in yellow on a light blue background inside a square purple marquee with white light bulbs

includes • games listed as "New": Bumper Cars, Fun City, Instant Replay, Clue II VCR Mystery Game, Let's Go to the Races!, Instant Insanity (not new in 1987, debuted in 1967), Boggle Bowl, Crackers in Bed, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; 125 Ryan Industrial Court, Room 215, San Ramon, California; 200 Westpark Drive, Suite 360, Peachtree, Georgia; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; VCR games; construction toys; Nerf toys; mechanical puzzles

available

  • digitized original • from Pnil Orbanes
    • Complete: 28 sides including 1 red blank side (inside front cover)
  • digitized original • from Dave Thomen
  • original • Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum

date • 1988 (date printed on cover; "© 1988" printed on back cover)

title • 1988 Catalog - Parker Brothers - America's Greatest Hits (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Kenner Parker Toys, Inc." (on back cover)

cover • vertical format; white background; "1988 CATALOG" and "PARKER BROTHERS" in white on a light blue rectangle at top; "AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS" in light blue on the white background; Mr. Moneybags fills most of the rest of the cover; 4 images of people playing games appear at right

includes • games listed as "New": Free Parking, Clue Master Detective, High Rollers, Mad Magazine (issued in prior years), Masterpiece (issued in prior years), Chicken Out, Boggle Junior, Starting Lineup Talking Baseball, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts (headquarters); 200 Fifth Avenue, Room 634, New York, New York; 713 St. George Road, San Ramon, California; 102 Gateway Point, Peachtree City, Georgia; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; VCR games; Nerf toys; mechanical puzzles; electronic games

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 52 sides including 1 white blank side (inside back cover))

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Corporation • Trade Catalogs

date • 1989 • (date printed on cover; "Information accurate as of 2/1/89" on inside front cover; "© 1989" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Brothers - 1989 - All the Right Moves (on cover)

company • "Parker Brothers" (throughout; no mention of Tonka Corporation on trade catalog)

cover • vertical cover; gray background; "PARKER BROTHERS" (in red) at top over two overlapping triangles (2 shades of blue); "1989 ALL THE RIGHT MOVES" (in yellow) below; 4 photographs of products: "Family Games" (6 adults playing Encore), "Children's Games" (Early Birds multicolored plastic bird toy); "Electronic Games" (Superstar Lineup Talking Football), and "NERF" (boys with Nerf Blast-a-Ball guns)

includes • games listed as "New": Quicksand, In the Dark, Encore, Early Birds, Roller Coaster, Superstar Lineup Talking Football, Nerf Blast-a-Ball, Pigtails & Ponytails, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; 16 Bounty Street, Metuchen, New Jersey; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City, Georgia; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog

scope • games; electronic games including cartridges; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from Dave Thomen (complete; 56 printed sides)

date • 1989 • (date printed on cover; "© 1989" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Brothers - All the Right Moves - 1989 Line Art (on cover)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Corporation" (on back cover)

cover • vertical cover; dark gray background with gray and white monochrome cover; swirl logo and "PARKER BROTHERS" (white on black rectangle) at top, "ALL THE" and "RIGHT MOVES" each on parallelograms below, all over a white triangle; "1989 LINE ART" (in white) at bottom

includes • games listed as "New": Free Parking, Chicken Out, Dare!, Quicksand, In the Dark, Encore, Scan, and others

address • (none listed)

type • line art for use in advertisements

scope • games; electronic games; VCR games; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from Dave Thomen (complete; 22 printed sides, including cover, table of contents, line art pages numbered from 1 through 19, and back cover; white blank sides (inside front cover, the backs of each of the line art pages, and inside back cover))

date • 1990 (date printed on cover; "© 1990" printed on back cover)

title • Playing to Win! - 1990 Parker Brothers (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Corporation" (on back cover)

cover • vertical format; purple background; "PLAYING TO WIN!" in green at two angles at upper left; "1990 PARKER BROTHERS" in white at lower right; 20 small square photographs of portions of game boards or pieces appear on a diagonal, with Mr. Moneybags, Mickey Mouse, dice, and triangular movers atop them

includes • games listed as "New": Monopoly Junior, The Disneyland Game, Monkey Mania, Flying Pirates, Spinjas Warriors, Trivial Pursuit - The Vintage Years, Claim to Fame, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, Room 634, New York, New York; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City, Georgia; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; video games; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 56 sides including 1 offwhite blank side (inside back cover))

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

digitized original • at Parry Game Preserve

date • 1991 (date printed on cover; "© 1991" printed on back cover)

title • Winning Is Our Game - Parker 1991 Brothers (on cover)

title • (no interior title page)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Corporation" (printed on back cover)

cover • vertical format; pinkish-red background; "Winning Is Our Game" in white with black shadow at upper left; "Parker Brothers" in black at lower right, with "1991" in white on blue retangle; the main cover illustration shows rough white outlines of a house with a chimney, with games and game characters poking out of windows, door, and chimney, including Mickey Mouse, Mr. Moneybags, Colonel Mustard, Monopoly Junior, and Sorry!

includes • games listed as "New": Don't Drop Mama!, Mickey's Poppin' Magic, Tornado Rex, Dizzy Diner, America's Funniest Home Videos, Real People, Malarkey, and others

address • 200 Fifth Avenue, Room 634, New York, New York; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City, Georgia; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois

type • trade catalog

scope • games; video games; Nerf toys

available

digitized original • from AGPI Member N (complete; 60 printed sides)

digitized original • from AGPI Member S

digitized original • at Parry Game Preserve

date • 1992 (date printed on cover; "© 1992" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Brothers 1992 (printed on cover)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Corporation" (printed on back cover, though Parker Brothers was actually a division of Hasbro, Inc. starting in 1991)

cover • horizontal layout with metal wire binding; white background; light blue swirl logo with "PARKER BROTHERS 1992" in black at top left; color photograph fills cover with a screaming girl and smiling boy in front of The Grape Escape's three-dimensional, multicolored plastic game equipment

includes • games listed as "New": Monopoly Junior Travel Edition, Don't Wake Daddy, Wild Webber, The Grape Escape, Frog Soccer, My Lucky Stars, Outta Control, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; 2625 Butterfield Plaza, Oak Brook, Illinois; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City Georgia; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog

scope • games

available 

digitized original • from Dave Thomen (complete; 38 printed sides including graphics but no text on inside back cover)

date • 1993 • (date printed on cover; 

title • Parker Brothers 1993

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Corporation" (printed on back cover, though Parker Brothers was actually a division of Hasbro, Inc. starting in 1991) 

cover • horizontal layout with metal wire binding; white background; light blue swirl logo with "PARKER BROTHERS 1993" in black at top right; color photograph of two boys and two girls (at left and right) looking up at a Donut Disaster game with multicolor donuts in the air above it

includes • games listed as "New": Shooters, Alphabet Soup, Sesame Street Big Bird's Birthday, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Clue Little Detective, Doug, Rugrats, and more

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City Georgia; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog

scope • games; electronic talking board games

available

digitized original • from Dave Thomen (complete; 52 sides including 1 yellow blank (inside front cover) and 1 yellow blank with blue pocket (inside back cover))

digitized original • at Parry Game Preserve

Parker Brothers, Division of Hasbro, Inc. • Trade Catalogs

date • 1994 • (date printed on cover; "© 1994 xxx

title • 1994 - Parker Brothers (printed on cover)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Corporation" (printed on back cover, though Parker Brothers was actually a division of Hasbro, Inc. starting in 1991)

cover • horizontal layout with metal wire binding; cartoon art fills cover with an embossed bulbous red character (from the Willy Go Boom game) looking up, walking along a stone path in the middle of a meadow with blue skies and a few clouds; "1994" (in black) appears on a yellow balloon above the character; the light blue swirl logo and "PARKER BROTHERS" (in black) is at top right on a white rectangle

includes • games listed as "New": Sounds of Fun - Disney's Mickey's Farm, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Pie Face, Willie Go Boom, Elefun, Spider Attack, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City Georgia; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog

scope • games; electronic talking board games

available

digitized original • copy 1 from Dave Thomen (complete except for: small interior portion of pages 37 and 38 cut out and small interior portion of pages 41 and 42 cut out; 52 sides total including 1 yellow blank side (inside front cover) and 1 yellow blank side with blue pocket (inside back cover), and the pages with cut outs)

digitized original • copy 2 from Dave Thomen (complete; 52 sides total including 1 yellow blank side (inside front cover) and 1 yellow blank side with blue pocket (inside back cover); pencil handwriting on pages 3, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 34, 37, and 47)

date • 1995 • (date printed on cover; "© 1995" printed on inside back cover; separate "1995 Order Form Effective Febuary 13, 1995")

title • Parker Brothers Toy Fair 1995 (printed on cover)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Tonka Division" (printed on inside back cover, though Parker Brothers was actually a division of Hasbro, Inc. starting in 1991)

cover • horizontal layout with metal wire binding; title in white on a golden rectangle; a color photograph of a Monopoly game board, metal movers, dice, property cards, Chance card, and money fills the cover

includes • games listed as "New": Peanut Panic, Wild Wooly, Bubble Up Pup, Outburst Junior, Gum Guys, Goofy Golf Machine, Monster Mash!, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City Georgia; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog; price list and order form

scope • games; audio cassette games; electronic games; electronic talking board games; jigsaw puzzles

available

digitized original • from Dave Thomen (complete; 68 sides including 1 blue blank side (inside front cover); plus an insert entitled "1995 Order Form Effective February 13, 1995" inside the pocket on the inside back cover, with carbonless carbon copy sheets: 2 printed sides to each sheet, one in white (on top), one yellow (below), and one pink (at bottom))

date • 1996 • (date printed on cover; "© 1996" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Brothers 1996 - Parker Brothers (printed on cover)

company • "Parker Brothers, a Division of Hasbro, Inc." (printed on back cover)

cover • vertical layout with white metal binding; "PARKER BROTHERS 1996" (in black with white outlines, in modern font) appears at top, with the swirl logo and "PARKER BROTHERS" (all in white on a curved banner) below; the top background ranges from yellow to orange; the bottom color cartoon depicts a man at left, a man in bed with a cap, Mr. Moneybags, a blue elephant, a boy, and a raven, with various game pieces (mover, pawn, Boggle cube, jigsaw puzzle piece, etc.), and confetti all over the cover illustration

includes • games listed as "New": Monkey Madness, Hot Potato Game, Frantic Ants, Mr. Potato Head Pals, Slide 'n' Ride, Kanga-Banga Roo, Dot the Dog, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City Georgia; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog

scope • games, motorized games; electronic games; jigsaw puzzles; mystery jigsaw puzzles; activity kits

available

  • digitized original • from Dave Thomen
    • Mostly complete: 60 sides including 1 white blank side (inside front cover)
    • Removed: portions of pages 17 and 18 cut out
  • digitized original • at Parry Game Preserve

date • 1997 • (printed on cover; "© 1997" printed on back cover)

title • Parker Brothers 1997 Catalog - The Name of the Game (printed on cover)

company • "Parker Brothers, Division of Hasbro, Inc." (printed on back cover)

cover • vertical layout with white metal binding; white background; "Parker Brothers" (in white) above "1997 Catalog" (in light blue) at top; "THE NAME OF THE GAME" (in light blue) at bottom; 16 square photographs of "a glimpse of a Parker Brothers game or puzzle" appear at various angles, filling the cover; the reader is invited to identify each one; answers appear on the back cover

back cover • answers to cover quiz: (1) Trivial Pursuit, (2) Boggle, (3) Monopoly, (4) Elefun, (5) Pay Day, (6) Hot Potato, (7) Sorry!, (8) Clue, (8) Hi Ho! Cherry-O, (10) Rack-O, (11) Risk, (12) Don't Wake Daddy, (13) Mr. Potato Head Pals, (14) Rook, (15) Ouija, and (16)  National Geographic Society Puzzles

includes • games listed as "New": Bulldog Dozer, Pop Cats, Milk & Cookies, My Little Ladybug, Mr. Ribbit's Pond, Magic Wishing Well, Pooh Musical Hide and Seek Game, and others

address • 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, Massachusetts; 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York; P. O. Box 2058, Peachtree City Georgia; 713 St. George Road, Danville, California

type • trade catalog

scope • games; motorized games; electronic games; video cassette games; jigsaw puzzles; mystery jigsaw puzzles

available

  • digitized original • from Dave Thomen
    • Complete: 56 sides including 1 white blank side with an orange stripe but no text