Oakland Tribune advertisement

Alderman Fairchild Company (on game board)

(no catalog number shown on game)

Circle with "ALLFAIR" bar across center, "TOYS &" around top, and "GAMES" around bottom (on cover and game board)

[title ZIPPY ZEPPS]

[logo TOYS &
ALLFAIR
GAMES]

ZZ1

[title AIR GAME]

Zeppelin, airship, fog, Paris, London, Berlin, Washington, New York, air race, Mineola Flying Field, Europe, dirigible

printed under box lid

18 inches wide — 8⅞ inches high — 1 inches deep

45.7 cm wide — 22.5 cm high — 2.5 cm deep

Label with black outer border, then yellow, then black. The upper left and right corners have a a stylized design of yellow and black rather than a plain border as shown around the rest of the perimeter of the label.

"ZIPPY ZEPPS" appears at top in red with black outline.

Below it, filling most of the cover, is a Zeppline dirigible heading toward the right, marked "ZZ1" at center. Air current markings in white appear from the front of the Zeppelin to the back.

At bottom, "AIR GAME" appears in white with black outline, and some curlified font letters. This is shown on a red scroll with black borders.

The sky fills the background for about 80% of the label from the top. The bottom backgournd is green, with two mountain peaks to the left of the red scroll and some buildings to the right.

The bifold game board measures 17 1/8" wide by 17 1/2" high.

The back of the game board is a dull purple; one fold side is empty while the other has "ZIPPY" (in black) with the bottom of the letter "Z" underscoring the letters "IP") at an angle, plus "ZEPPS" (similarly shown) to right and below. Below that is a black illustration of a Zeppelin heading to the right. Below that is "AIR" with the "R" above "G" in "GAME", in a black outline.

Below is the circle with "ALL-FAIR" across center and "TOYS &" around top and "GAMES" around bottom; this appears both on the left side and right side. Between is "ALDERMAN, FAIRCHILD COMPANY" above "ROCHESTER, N. Y." above "PRINTED IN U.S.A."

The game side of the board shows the same logo at upper right, with a yellow Zeppelin in the upper left and also upper right corners. The bottom left and right corners show ocean waters.

A race track with 5 colored lanes has the "START" at left-center, proceeds around to top and then around to right-center, then to bottom, and back to left-center, marked "FINISH". The colored lanes are: "ZZ1" (red), "ZZ2" (green), "ZZ3" (yellow), "ZZ4" (blue), and "ZZ5" (black).

At left-center between the start and finish is a circle depicting "NEW YORK" (at bottom) with the Statue of Libery and skyscrapers in the background, plus two yellow Zeppelins in the air, and several boats in the river.

At top-center is a circle depicting "LONDON", marked "DENSE FOG LOSE ONE TURN" at top, showing the Houses of Parliament with a blue Zeppelin in the air.

At upper right on the race track is a circle depicting "PARIS", showing the Eiffel Tower and two yellow Zeppelins.

At right center is a circle depicting "BERLIN", with two yellow Zeppelins in the air.

At bottom center is a circle depicting "WASHINGTON", showing the U.S. Capitol building with a yellow Zeppelin in the air, and a notice "MOTOR TROUBLE RETURN TO START".

Inside the race track on the game board is the title, "Game" above "of" in black, above "ZIPPY" (in red with black outline, with the bottom of the letter "Z" underscoring the letters "IP") plus "ZEPPS" (similarly shown) to the right and below. A yellow Zeppelin appears about "ZEPPS" and a larger, closer one below both "ZIPPY" and "ZEPPS". Below ar low mountains along with a pink hangar and green grass.

"Alderman Fairchild Co. Rochester, N.Y. Made in U.S.A" is shown in black in the lower left corner of the game board.

Five painted metal mover pieces are included, each in the shape of a Zeppevlin on a stand. These are provided in green, yellow, red, blue, and black. Each measures 1 1/4" long and about 1/4" wide for the Zeppelin, and the stand is 1/2" in diameter. Each is 1/2" tall including the stand.

Small pink cards marked with "ZZ1" through "ZZ5" are provided; each has the "ZZ" number at top and upside-down at bottom, with a Zeppelin below each in the air, and between, a separator representing the land below. 5 cards are present for each "ZZ" number. The cards measure 1 3/4" wide by 2 1/2" high, and are blank in pink on their backs.