Vintage Early 1953 Edition SCRABBLE Board Game Selchow & Richter Corp. COMPLETE

Description: Vintage Early 1953 Edition SCRABBLE Board Game Selchow & Righter Corp. COMPLETE This vintage game is complete with board, 100 tiles, and 4 wooden trays. The box does have minor wear, but no torn corners and the game board is very nice with minor wear. I used the dating Scrabble website to determine this is a rare early 1953 edition when Selchow & Righter first started manufacturing the game. From the website:Defining characteristics of sets for this period:Board copyright: 1948Rule copyright: 1949Box top material: "wrinkly" texture.*NEW* SCRABBLE sticker text: Manufactured by Selchow & Righter for Production & Marketing Corp.*NEW* Inner lid: Manufactured by Selchow & Righter...*NEW* Non-gloss board with black (R) symbol.*NEW* On board: Manufactured by Selchow & Righter...This period begins about March 1953, when Selchow & Righter (S&R) took over the complete production and marketing of Scrabble. (Understand that they did not take over the ownership. That will happen in 1971.) The 1949 rules are still in place, however. The appearance of the 1953 rules in October marks the endpoint of this period. In fact, all the changes listed above did not happen simultaneously. Early sets in this period have been found still using the simple, box top sticker (with no mention of Selchow & Righter) from the previous period. And at least one of these early S&R sets has been observed with the former, glossy board. Please see pictures of the actual item(s) for a better idea of condition. Thanks for looking! Please ask any and all questions prior to using "Buy It Now" or making a best offer. We are very serious about selling so fair offers are welcome. Note that offers of less than half our asking price will usually be ignored. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE FOR ANY REASON! ----- cmb

Price: 49 USD

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida

End Time: 2024-10-19T12:47:18.000Z

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