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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
English Historical Quartetts
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

English Historical Quartetts

Object numberMO 2007.858l
Name Game, Educational
Publisher (American merchant and storekeeper, 1826 - 1905)
Publisher (American merchant, 1819 - 1885)
Date1859
Mediumpaper (cardboard, cardstock), ink
Dimensionsbox/case H 1 1/8 in x W 2 in x D 3 in (2.9 cm x 5.1 cm x 7.6 cm )
DescriptionA boxed game based on important figures related to English history. The cardboard slipcase – open at the top – has a label adhered to the front with the title and description of the game: ENGLISH / HISTORICAL QUARTETTS / A NEW / GAME / For young People. / EMBRACING / The Monarchs of England and / their Contemporaries to / the present time. The publisher’s information is printed at the bottom of the label: PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE BY / D. O. GOODRICH, / Importer of fancy Goods & Toys, / AT BOSTON BAZAAR, / No. 302 Washington Street. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859, by S. C. PERRIN, in the Clerk’s Office of the District / Court of the District of Massachusetts.

The box contains a green card with directions for the game and 72 white cards, each with the name of a monarch or important historical figure in red followed by three other names printed below in black.
Label TextThis game is part of a collection of 19th century games designed for the amuseument and instruction of children (MO 2007.858a-r) purchased by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 for $97.50. The games, which were found together in the attic of an old house in Massachusetts, were put up for sale as a collection by The American Autograph Shop in Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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