Foto-Electric Football Game, 1948-1950

Summary

Cadaco produced this Foto-Electric Football Game providing a more realistic game experience. Players became coaches and called offensive and defensive plays. Inserting cards into the field viewer and flipping a switch, a light underneath lit up the plays revealing the results. The game progressed under normal football rules. In the late 1970s hand-held electronic games replaced this novel game concept.

Cadaco produced this Foto-Electric Football Game providing a more realistic game experience. Players became coaches and called offensive and defensive plays. Inserting cards into the field viewer and flipping a switch, a light underneath lit up the plays revealing the results. The game progressed under normal football rules. In the late 1970s hand-held electronic games replaced this novel game concept.

Artifact

Board game (Game set)

Date Made

1948-1950

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

91.87.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Metal
Wood (Plant material)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Red
Green
Black (Color)
Brown
Blue
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in

Width: 12.5 in

Length: 19.5 in

Inscriptions

on box top: FOTO-ELECTRIC / FOOTBALL

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