Parker Brothers Inc.

(no catalog number shown on game)

[none]

[title BOBBY AND BETTY'S TRIP
TO—
THE NEW YORK
WORLD'S
FAIR]

PARKER BROTHERS INC.
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS &endash; NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON
MADE IN U.S.A.

Paul T. Haskell Jr.

World's Fair, New York, Trylon, Perisphere, rollercoaster, 1939

sheet (5 1/2" x 7 3/4"), two sides

RULES FOR THE GAME
Bobby and Betty's Trip
TO
THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
COPYRIGHT 1939 BY PARKER BROTHERS, INC.
SALEM, MASS. NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON
Published under license of the New York World's Fair Inc.
FOR TWO, THREE, OR FOUR PLAYERS

19½ inches wide — 11¾ inches high — 1½ inches deep

49.5 cm wide — 29.8 cm high — 3.8 cm deep

The Trylon and Perisphere are shown at left, with a roller coaster at the bottom.

"BOBBY AND BETTY'S TRIP" appears in white with black and light red shadows, on a banner that starts horizontal at upper left and curves into a vertical at lower right. "TO -" is shown above "THE NEW YORK", both horizontal below, and then "WORLD'S" appears above "FAIR" angled left below, all in white with black and light red shadows, on a brown background.

At right is a black-and-white photograph of a boy (Bobby) wearing a raincoat and holding an attache case. To right of Bobby is a black-and-white photograph of a girl (Betty) wearing a raincoat and hat.

At lower right on a red background is "PARKER BROTHERS INC." (in white letters with both red and black shadows) above "SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS &endash; NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON" in white. Below that is "MADE IN U.S.A." in black

"WORLD'S FAIR GAME" in white with black and light red shadows on all aprons.

plain gray cardboard

Red game board (11" x 18 1/2"), folded in middle, with same illustration from cover on back of one side. Board depicts map of the 1939 New York World's Fair, with the Trylon and Perisphere at upper center. Game starts and finishes at Corona Gate, marked "*". 26 other numbers positions are marked on board at specific buildings or exhibits.

Black-and-white photograph of Betty and Bobby appears at upper left of board, and a mirror image of the same at upper right. Between is game title: "Bobby and Betty's Trip to the NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR".

26 cards indicating that player should "Visit" or "Go to" one of the specific destinations.

1 card: "ADULT PARKER GAMES". "MONOPOLY CROSSWORD LEXICON QUICK WIT CAMELOT S. S. VAN DINE'S DETECTIVE GAME SORRY PING PONG ROOK PIT FLINCH TOURING".

1 card: "OTHER PARKER GAMES FOR CHILDREN". "Monopoly, Van Loon's Wide World, Snow White, Donald Duck, Ferdinand, Dopey Bean Bag, Fire Alarm, Calling All Cars, Lowell Thomas' Travel Game, Boake Carter's Star Reporter."

4 playing pieces (1 1/2" tall, 5/8" at base, 3/8" at top, resembling a chess bishop piece) of blue, red, yellow, and green.

2 die (5/8").

1 leafet (4 pages) depicting Monopoly game White Box Edition at $3.50; Crossword Lexicon Single Pack at 50c, Double Pack Gold Box at $1.00; Touring at 75c; Flinch at 75c; and in addition: "PEG CHOW and TELKA
VAN LOON'S 'WIDE WORLD'
BOAKE CARTER'S 'STAR REPORTER'
TOM HAMILTON's 'PIGSKIN'
'THAT'S ME!' Party Game
EDDIE CANTOR'S GAME
CROW HUNT
WALT DISNEY'S 'DONALD DUCK'"

1 leafet (4 pages) depicting The Lone Ranger game at $1.00; Hi-Yo Silver! at 50c; Ferdinand the Bull at $1.00; Lowell Thomas' Game at $3.00; Camelot at $1 and $2 and with Ivoroid pieces, $5; Rook at 75c; and Pit at 75c.