Zum
Zum card game published by Milton Bradley Co., c.1905.
Zum card game published by Milton Bradley Co., c.1905.
The Milton Bradley Company is an American game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1872 Milton Bradley filed a patent application for improvements in card games►
In 1920 it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States and in 1987 it purchased Selchow and Righter, makers of Parcheesi and Scrabble. Milton Bradley was taken over by Hasbro, Inc., in 1984. Now wholly owned by Hasbro, it is still retained as one of Hasbro’s brands more →
Above: apart from Zum the adverts also list Pick-Up, Snow-Man and Widow McCarty’s Pig in their range of 400 games.
Above: box from Zum card game published by Milton Bradley Co., c.1905. The game has 48 cards numbered 1 to 48, plus twelve cards with “Zum” girl and one “chance it” card. Images courtesy Darlene Zerhusen and Rex Pitts.
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Spain • Member since February 01, 1996
I am the founder of The World of Playing Cards (est. 1996), a website dedicated to the history, artistry and cultural significance of playing cards and tarot. Over the years I have researched various areas of the subject, acquired and traded collections and contributed as a committee member of the IPCS and graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal. Having lived in Chile, England, Wales, and now Spain, these experiences have shaped my work and passion for playing cards. Amongst my achievements is producing a limited-edition replica of a 17th-century English pack using woodblocks and stencils—a labour of love. Today, the World of Playing Cards is a global collaborative project, with my son Adam serving as the technical driving force behind its development. His innovative efforts have helped shape the site into the thriving hub it is today. You are warmly invited to become a contributor and share your enthusiasm.
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