Lot 315
[FLAGS - POLAR EXPEDITIONS]. North Pole Party "Pin the Flag to the Pole." Children's game. Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1909.
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 - $600

Sold for $441

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[FLAGS - POLAR EXPEDITIONS]. North Pole Party "Pin the Flag to the Pole." Children's game. Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1909.

17 1/4 x 23 in. (sight) paper game board, displayed under mat, with cut flag pieces numbered 1-12 affixed on mat below the paper game board (folds, spot near top right corner) Framed, 22 1/4 x 36 in. (unexamined outside frame).

Instructions printed in lower margin of game board, stating that the  closest blindfolded participant to pin the USA flag to the North Pole wins a prize, and the furthest away wins a “booby prize.”
J. Richard Pierce Collection of American Parade Flags
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