Images(4)

Game, Mechanical

Object number98.17.166

Manufacturer Wolverine Toy, Division of Spang Industries, Inc. (founded 1968)

Datec. 1972

OriginBooneville, AR

Mediummetal, paint, plastic, cardboard, ink

Credit LineGift of Spang & Company

DescriptionModern Math Subtraction quiz game in original packaging.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4.625 × 7.625 × 7.625 in. (11.7 × 19.4 × 19.4 cm)
MarksTop of box has text "Modern Math / SUBTRACTION".

Left and right sides of box has text "LIFT UP TAB FOR ANSWERS / Modern Math / Subtraction / To play push handle down and release / MAKES LEARNING SO MUCH FUN..."

Back of box has text "Modern Math / Subtraction / MECHANICAL FLASH CARDS / WOLVERINE / MADE IN / USA / WOLVERINE TOY / BOONEVILLE, ARK. 72927 / DIV. OF SPANG INDUSTRIES, INC. / NO. 44".

Bottom front edge of box has text "MECHANICAL FLASH CARD GAME"; some of text is cut off due to box flap construction.

Top and front of game has text "WOLVERINE / MADE IN / U.S.A. / LIFT TAB FOR ANSWERS / Modern Math / SUBTRACTION / U.S. PAT. NO. 2,310,898".
Historical Notes#44 Modern Math Subtraction. Toy appears to date from the early 1970s and is a Booneville, Arkansas version of the perennial Wolverine mechnical quiz game (design patent 2,310,898 / 1943). The decorative scheme suggests an earlier date for the lithograph sheet, having a 1960s appearance.

Subjects