Milton Bradley Co.

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Milton Bradley Company was founded in 1860, and manufactured board games until acquired by Hasbro, Inc. in 1984. Hasbro has continued to use the Milton Bradley name. (Source: Wikipedia)

What toys, games, dolls, puzzles or other merchandise did Milton Bradley Co. make for Harvey Comics? Below are the items that have been exhibited on the Harvey Mercheum website to date:

Casper the Friendly Ghost Game

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Casper the Friendly Ghost game front of box.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game front of box. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game top edge of box.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game top edge of box. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game bottom edge of box.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game bottom edge of box. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game left edge of box.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game left edge of box. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game right edge of box.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game right edge of box. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game inside box.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game inside box. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game board.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game board. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game rules.
Casper the Friendly Ghost game rules. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.
Exhibit #14.17
Product NameCasper the Friendly Ghost Game
Product Number4018
ManufacturerMilton Bradley Co.
Country of OriginUSA
Copyright1959
Copyright HolderHarvey Famous Cartoons
Age Statement"FOR AGES 5 to 12" on box, "Ages Four to Twelve" in rules.
Item TypeBoard Game
Outer PackagingCardboard Box
Characters DepictedCasper the Friendly Ghost
ContributorThe Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

Blog post: New exhibit posted, Casper the Friendly Ghost Game

External links: BoardGameGeek page, the Strong National Museum of Play page, scans of 1978 Milton Bradley catalog

Download exhibit PDF:

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