- Manufactured by
- Milton Bradley Company, American, founded 1860
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- paint on wood
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2011.12.51.2b): 1 15/16 × 6 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5 × 16 × 9 cm)
- Description
- A Milton Bradley box of black and white wooden chess pieces with game instructions.
- 2011.12.51a: Thirty-two (32) Milton Bradley chessmen: sixteen (16) carved, wooden, black pieces and sixteen (16) carved, wooden, natural wood colored pieces.
- 2011.12.51b: A box for Milton Bradley chessmen. The cardboard box has a brown top with red sides and a black bottom. Printed on the top of the box is a large, black graphic of a knight piece, depicted in profile. The name [MILTON BRADLEY] is printed in an arch above the knight, and [Made in U.S.A.] below. To the right of the graphic is the word [CHESSMEN] printed in black block text. On one side of the box is black ink print that reads [MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS.]. In the bottom right corner is additional small, black text that reads [4424]. Inside the box is a diagonal divider that separates the black and white chess pieces.
- 2011.12.51c: A Milton Bradley white paper instruction pamphlet. The pamphlet includes the rules of chess, diagrams, and graphics printed in black ink.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Topic
- Amusements
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Business
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.51.2abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




