'Round the World Joe

Object Number: 
2000.567
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 1/8 x 4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 10.2 x 14.3 cm )
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "'Round/ THE/ WORLD/ JOE./ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM MASS".
Description: 
"'Round the World Joe" card game with instruction booklet and 80 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an illustration of a boy in a sailor suit on a dock in front of the ship "ORIENT"; cover inscribed, "'Round/ THE/ WORLD/ JOE./ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM MASS".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group