Blockhead! Game, 1954
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This game requires players to place one oddly shaped block on top of another without causing them to fall. A tower of colorful blocks grows with each successful addition. When a player adds a block and the tower falls, he loses. After the third loss, the player is declared a "Blockhead!" and is out of the game.
This game requires players to place one oddly shaped block on top of another without causing them to fall. A tower of colorful blocks grows with each successful addition. When a player adds a block and the tower falls, he loses. After the third loss, the player is declared a "Blockhead!" and is out of the game.
Artifact
Game
Date Made
1954
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.29.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Judith E. Endelman and William D. Epstein in Memory of Miriam Ruth Epstein.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 1.625 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 6.5 in
Inscriptions
printed on lid: THE PARTY GAME / BLOCKHEAD! / FOR ALL AGES / ANY NUMBER / ANYWHERE / ANY TIME
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