Drawing for a Game Board
1/5/1904
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Lizzie J. Magie, of Brentwood, Maryland, submitted this drawing of her improvement of game-boards in 1904. The object of the game was to amass a much wealth and money as possible. The game was designed to illustrate the principle of a single-tax idea being proposed for use in the United States. Monopoly, patented in 1935, was based on this game.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Patent and Trademark Office.
National Archives Identifier: 595519
Full Citation: Drawing for a Game Board; 1/5/1904; Records of the Patent and Trademark Office, Record Group 241. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/drawing-game-board, April 17, 2025]Activities that use this document
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