Apparently, it was a board game produced around 1910. It has shown up a couple of times on ebay but it has always gone for big bucks when I have tried to bid on it. It is interesting to note that besides the engineering firsts of the Lackawanna it was really a pioneer of modern advertising techniques. Phoebe Snow herself was the first Ronald McDonald making appearances for the company she represented. Tim On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:25 PM, <Njricky2_@_aol.com> wrote: > In this past weekend's New York Times, images from the New-York Historical > Society's Liman Collection are being offered as nightlights. > > The one that caught my neighbor's eye is "The Game of Phoebe Snow". The 3" > x 3" x 3.25" nightlight is based on the game from a century ago. > > Does anyone have any information about the board game? The Times' ad shows > a route from Elmira via Binghamton, Scranton and Stroudsburg to Hoboken. > > If anyone is interested in this, check out nytstore.com or call > 800-671-4332. I have no affiliation with either the New York Times or the > New-York > Historical Society but thought someone may know something about the game. > My > guess is that perhaps the guys at ELDCPS would know. > > Rick > NYC > **************Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and > Desktops!( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220631276x1201390200/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.double > click.net%2Fclk%3B214101948%3B35952020%3Bv) > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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