Conette

(not on box)

Milton Bradley Co.

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

(no catalog number shown on game)

[none]

«Conette»

POPULAR EDITION

PUBLISHED BY

MILTON BRADLEY CO.
Springfield,
Mass.

No trademark appears on the cover, which has a pink background.

Similar to Conette (G-35145) by Milton Bradley Co., which has a patent date, whereas this game has patent applied for.

printed under box lid

Conette: Popular Edtion.
DIRECTIONS.

cardboard box

6 ⅛ inches wide — 6 ⅛ inches high — 1 ⅜ inches deep

19.4 cm wide — 19.4 cm high — 4.1 cm deep

The game title and illustrations are on the game cover in a diamond layout.

The cover has a label with a light brown background and black text and illustrations. The outer border has alternating triangles, with shaded ones in a dental pattern surrounding the box at top, and empty triangles between them.

The upper part of the diamond-shaped label consists of a filigree splitting out in multiple curves. On the diagonal of the diamond "Conette" appears in red, with a filigreed "C", on a black banner.

Below that "POPULAR EDITION." is shown in a concave-down curve. Below that a small filigree, then a small "TRADE MARK REGISTERED." and then below that "PUBLISHED BY", then "MILTON BRADLEY CO.", then "Springfield,", then "Mass."

pink background with red circles, repeating

pink background with red circles, repeating

Stamped in purple ink at an angle: "PATENT APPLIED FOR".

In pencil in corner: "430" with a line below, and then "19".

Wooden frame (6 1/8" by 6 1/8" by 1 3/4") has 6 strings each both across and down, forming target areas around 13/16" square.

Cardboard inside box bottom is a target marked with concentric squares, with 10 in the middle, then 3 (marked 4 times), then 2 (marked 4 times), and then 1 on the outside (marked 4 times). Wooden frame fits in to box bottom.

2 natural wooden catapult shooters (5 3/4" long by 1 1/2" wide by 1/8" thick), with a wooden pivot bar below (2 1/2" wide by 1/2" round, though cut off where attached to larger bar. Catapult is marked with a double black circle at one end, where the hats are placed to be flung into the air. Tops of each are ink-stamped with "MURDOCH" in red, once or multiple times.

6 light brown conical "hats" that are shot into the air toward the target, each 1 1/2" tall and 1 1/8" in circumference at base. Each hat has a small wooden weight inside the tip.

Rick Tucker