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Comment on Contact Us by bgh

bgh — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:18:49 +0000

Hello Deb,
How nice it is to hear from relatives and descendants of people in the game industry! During decades of collecting, I have come across many games marked “Arthur Dritz.” In my 1992 book, “Games: American Games and Their Makers, 1822-1992,” I state (page 66) under the listing for American Toy Works, “Many of their games are marked with the name Arthur Dritz, an inventor who provided products for other Long Island companies, such as Game Makers Inc. and Vitaplay Toy Co.”

American Toy Works seemed to be in production from 1895 through the 1940s, and had various addresses over time in the Long Island City area: 51 Bowery Street; 56 Allen Street; 7-8 Chatham Square (±1932). Around 1947 the company was at 41-59 Wyckoff Ave. in Brooklyn. The American Toy Manufacturing Co. was also located at the Chatham Square address around 1932, so it might have been a slightly different name for the same company.

Many of the Arthur Dritz games had the same look to them — that is to say, the same style of artistic design. That made me wonder whether he was not only a game inventor but also an artist and designer. Perhaps your family history research might reveal the answer to this.

Sometime in May I will put photos of a few Arthur Dritz games on this website. Good luck with your research! And I look forward to reading the results.

–Bruce Whitehill

Comment on Contact Us by debjshaw

debjshaw — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:06:07 +0000

My uncle was Arthur M. Dritz. He was one of the Dritz from John Dritz & Sons of sewing fame and invented many things including games. Do you know where I could learn more about his games?

I am a non traditional older college student and would like to research and write a paper about him. Can anyone tell me anything about him?

Thanks in advance,

Deb Shaw

Debshaw@aol.com

Dshaw692@Flagler.edu

Comment on The Big Game Hunter Website by johncarton

johncarton — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:42:36 +0000

its a really fantastic post…………

Comment on Collecting Games by the Book by eastbum

eastbum — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:32:30 +0000

Hi.

The 1922/23 edition of Treasure Island does give recognition on the gameboard to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Story of Treasure Island.

Comment on Vintage games at AARP by Cruises web » aarp toy chest game

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Comment on Name That Game by gschloesser

gschloesser — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:30:36 +0000

unk 09: LA Freeway Game
unk 09a: LA Freeway Game

Actually, I am stumped by all of these. The only reason I know the name of unk 09 & 09a is because it is listed on the board!

Comment on Name That Game by gschloesser

gschloesser — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:42:19 +0000

Thanks to Greg Schloesser (see above)

Comment on Name That Game by trnardo

trnardo — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:28:47 +0000

Thanks to Tony Nardo (see above)

Comment on Dexterity Puzzles by BarbaraLevine

BarbaraLevine — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:11:19 +0000

My collection of dexterity puzzles was the subject of the exhibition In The Palm Of Your Hand: Dexterity Games 1880-1960. For more info & puzzle images: http://www.projectb.com/gallery/show/4

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