I utilize the USPS for shipping all packages and have found them to be the most economical and reliable The shipping cost is determined by the postal service which is described below Due to the various sizes and weights of the items in my shop I unfortunately cannot offer free shipping I ship quickly -1-3 business days-so I will only except a cancellation within 24 hours of purchase since I will be preparing the item for shipment in order to expedite your purchase Why are shipping costs so high? Once the item is received to the seller a refund of the purchase price only will be applied to the buyers account. If it is agreed upon between the seller and buyer that an item will be returned,it is the responsibility of the buyer to pay for return shipping. Please review item description and pictures prior to purchase or contact me with any questions Please contact me - I'll be happy to clarify and answer any questions. I will disclose any condition issues to the best of my ability in the item description and ask that you review pictures and description prior to purchase. Returns & Exchanges I gladly accept cancellationsįrequently Asked Questions Are these new items?Īll items in my shop are vintage and antique meaning previously owned, loved and used. The adorable and well known Scottie dog emerged after the war, along with the horse and rider, wheelbarrow, car, and airplane. Collectors are always on the lookout for the rare rocking horse, lantern, and purse which were included in certain early editions. Throughout Monopoly’s production, other metal tokens turned up in the games. Parker Brothers may have just followed suit. Since early players needed to supply their own game tokens, they had used charms. Before Parker Brothers had employed their own molds for tokens, the company may have utilized charms. It has been suggested by game historians these game tokens were actually charms intended for bracelets. Curiously, a few of the earliest tokens have been discovered to consist of a small hole. These tiny game pieces were made of metal. The first Monopoly game tokens, produced by Parker Brothers in 1935, were the thimble, ship, shoe, hat, cannon, and iron. The common and small household item of the thimble would have made an ideal game piece and may have influenced the future game makers to include it in the game’s tokens. This option may provide the basis for some of the selections Parker Brothers later featured. In the book, Timeless Toys by Tim Walsh, Walsh shares that the directions for Darrow’s game simply state, “See that each player is provided with some token.” It seems any small object a player could find around the house would suffice. Over the years, these game tokens found inside a Monopoly box have included many different styles.Ĭharles Darrow, designer of Monopoly and who originally sold homemade games himself in 1933, decided to leave the choice of token entirely up to the player. Monopoly is one of the best selling board games of all time, and according to the Hasbro website (owner of Parker Brothers Game Company who first widely produced the game), it is sold in over 103 countries and published in 41 different languages.įor any Monopoly player, one of the first decisions of the game is to choose which token is going to represent him while moving around the board. The game board measures 19 1/4" x 19 1/4"Īlmost any person around the world has at least heard of the game Monopoly. The original board does not come in a box- as you'll notice the game box is much smaller and doesn't fit the board however ,the game board is intact -mild rubbing on edges due to use and age but some water staining on the outer lower portion which does not extend onto the inner game board- please see pictures. The original box is a vibrant navy blue and red with the Millionaire boldly waving money in the air alongside two railroad engines- it has mild rubbing on the edges due to use and age. It seems an elephant, train, and other crude shapes were introduced with this new type of token material. I was a little skeptical myself but after research found the game of Monopoly quickly became increasingly popular and by 1936, Parker Brothers could not keep metal tokens needed for the game in supply.īecause of this short fall, the company substituted the metal tokens for different colorful shaped wooden pieces or cylinders at the time.ĭuring WWII, when demand for all metal was at a high, the wooden tokens re-appeared and became standard for the period. Bakelite tokens were also utilized during these times. The game tokens as you will see in pictures are wooden!! This is a vintage 1935 Monopoly game by Parker Brothers with the original game board.Īll pieces are accounted for- board, dice, tokens, green wooden houses, red wooden hotels, money and 'land' deeds or cards.
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