Catalogue of games, sectional pictures, toys, puzzles, blocks and novelties
Milton Bradley Company • 1889 • Milton Bradley Co.
- Author
- Milton Bradley Company
- First published
- 1889
- Publisher
- Milton Bradley Co.
- Subjects
- Catalogs · Novelties · Pictures · Board games
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Published in 1889 by the Milton Bradley Company, this catalogue serves as a representative artifact of the late nineteenth-century educational toy industry. It was produced during a period when the company was expanding its reach beyond drafting tools and parlor games to capitalize on the growing American interest in child development, heavily influenced by the contemporary kindergarten movement spearheaded by Friedrich Froebel.
The catalogue was designed to function as a comprehensive retail tool, showcasing the company's commitment to combining play with moral and intellectual growth. Milton Bradley, a pioneer in the American toy industry, oversaw the curation of these items to appeal to middle-class families who valued pedagogical toys. Upon its release, it was regarded as a definitive index of the company’s diverse output, reflecting a shift toward mass-market commercialism in children's entertainment.
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