I have a thing for vintage graphics (that does not come as a surprise to long time blog readers). For awhile now I pick up state puzzles or games. I have a fun little assortment.
Milton Bradley made this vintage USA puzzle. On the reverse side was a map of the world. 2 puzzles in one!
I started to do the puzzle, but it made me realize I need to really brush up on state placement. It did not help that the puzzle I started was not complete. (Do not comment on where my states are placed in this photo..I know they are WAY OUT OF WACK...I was just laying them out to count them)
Milton Bradley also used the same puzzle design for this game.
The game board is essentially the same design as the puzzle...minus cutting out the states into pieces.
Another old USA puzzle. I really like this design quite a bit. Whitman Company manufactured this.
Quite often at estate sales I find a lone game board. That was the case with this board. I have no idea what the game was. It does not include Alaska or Hawaii, so I am thinking it predates 1959.
It is quite striking with the black and white design.
This game board was another estate sale find where I just found the board. I am assuming this game was called "Products and Resources". That does not sound like a very exciting concept for a game.
When I gather a few more USA maps and boards I thought it may be fun to do a little wall collage of them.
The hunt is still on. If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of ___'. A new collection each Tuesday.
p.s. I am going to go brush up on my state placement and put that puzzle together.
Another fun little collection! It's the graphics that make those so divine! We've been enjoying collecting vintage puzzles for our lake house.
Posted by: Musings from Kim K. | May 19, 2015 at 06:11 AM
These graphics are the best! I can totally see them displayed during the summer months. They just remind me of summer traveling and road trips!
~Erica
Posted by: Erica | May 19, 2015 at 06:43 AM
I have a few of these that I love too. Chinese Checker boards are my new thing though. We need to design rooms with eight or ten walls so we can display all our stuff. That's possible, right? (Your title says Statea games and I thought that was something I have never heard of before!)
Posted by: Shara | May 19, 2015 at 09:33 AM
The states puzzle also comes in a wooden puzzle version for younger children but it looks exactly the same. Milton Bradley is getting their money's worth out of that design.
We also have a similar puzzle of Canada.
Posted by: janet | May 19, 2015 at 09:51 AM
Wow, I actually have that same puzzle. Our son, who's 4 tomorrow, loves doing it! It's amazing how fast he is and it has allowed me to relearn a lot! LOL. Let me know if you need some help. (teasing)
Posted by: Alison (alibaba520 on IG) | May 19, 2015 at 11:39 AM
There is a store in Chicago that makes really cute shadowboxes out of the state pieces - presumably as gifts/mementos of favirite states.
Posted by: Paula K | May 19, 2015 at 01:12 PM
I'm a geography nerd, so I love this collection, especially the idea of a wall collage.
Posted by: Eddie Mitchell | May 20, 2015 at 05:59 PM
I totally missed this post! I love the Whitman one where it shows things the states are known for. Are you still planning to do game boards on the wall in your family room?
Posted by: Kathy | May 21, 2015 at 08:27 PM