These tiny game pieces were made of metal. The first Monopoly game tokens, produced by Parker Brothers in 1935, were the thimble, ship, shoe, hat, cannon, and iron. The common and small household item of the thimble would have made an ideal game piece and may have influenced the future game makers to include it in the game’s tokens.
This option may provide the basis for some of the selections Parker Brothers later featured.
In the book, Timeless Toys by Tim Walsh, Walsh shares that the directions for Darrow’s game simply state, “See that each player is provided with some token.” It seems any small object a player could find around the house would suffice. Over the years, these game tokens found inside a Monopoly box have included many different styles.Ĭharles Darrow, designer of Monopoly and who originally sold homemade games himself in 1933, decided to leave the choice of token entirely up to the player. Monopoly is one of the best selling board games of all time, and according to the Hasbro website (owner of Parker Brothers Game Company who first widely produced the game), it is sold in over 103 countries and published in 41 different languages.įor any Monopoly player, one of the first decisions of the game is to choose which token is going to represent him while moving around the board. The game board measures 19 1/4" x 19 1/4"Īlmost any person around the world has at least heard of the game Monopoly. The original board does not come in a box- as you'll notice the game box is much smaller and doesn't fit the board however ,the game board is intact -mild rubbing on edges due to use and age but some water staining on the outer lower portion which does not extend onto the inner game board- please see pictures. The original box is a vibrant navy blue and red with the Millionaire boldly waving money in the air alongside two railroad engines- it has mild rubbing on the edges due to use and age. It seems an elephant, train, and other crude shapes were introduced with this new type of token material. I was a little skeptical myself but after research found the game of Monopoly quickly became increasingly popular and by 1936, Parker Brothers could not keep metal tokens needed for the game in supply.īecause of this short fall, the company substituted the metal tokens for different colorful shaped wooden pieces or cylinders at the time.ĭuring WWII, when demand for all metal was at a high, the wooden tokens re-appeared and became standard for the period. Bakelite tokens were also utilized during these times. The game tokens as you will see in pictures are wooden!! This is a vintage 1935 Monopoly game by Parker Brothers with the original game board.Īll pieces are accounted for- board, dice, tokens, green wooden houses, red wooden hotels, money and 'land' deeds or cards.
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