Round the World with Nellie Bly

Item

Identifier: EPH 5044

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

One board game for two to four players manufactured by McLoughlin Brothers, New York and copyrighted by J. A. Crozier. Players spin to advance pawns along a spiral-shaped course replicating the globe-circling trip accomplished by Nellie Bly. Seventy-two illustrated squares describe Bly’s location on each day of her journey. Some squares are marked with instructions that send players forward or back along the course. The first player arrive at the 73rd space, representing a return to ‘New Jersey,’ wins.

Dates

Creator

McLoughlin Bros. (Manufacturer, Organization)
Crozier, J. A. (Copyright holder, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The item is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

In 1889, Elizabeth Cochrane (formerly Elizabeth Cochran and later Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, 1864-1922) was a 25-year-old reporter for the New York World, writing under the name Nellie Bly. Inspired by Jules Verne’s 1873 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, she circled the globe, largely independently, by rail and steamship between November 14, 1889 and January 25, 1890.

Extent

1 box (1 game (1 board, 4 pieces, 1 spinner, 1 pamphlet)) : cardboard, metal, wood, color ; 42 x 41 cm folding board in 42 x 22 x 4 cm box

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

Title taken from box lid. Title on gameboard verso reads: Game of Round the World with Nellie Bly. Instruction pamphlet has title: Around the World with Nellie Bly.