Milton Bradley was an American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher, credited by many with launching the board game industry, with his eponymous enterprise, which was purchased by Hasbro in 1984, and folded in 1998.
Milton Bradley
A young Bradley in the 1860s
1872 advertisement for the Milton Bradley Company
The original cover of The Checkered Game of Life, the first board game released by MB
Milton Bradley Company or simply Milton Bradley (MB) was an American board game manufacturer established by Milton Bradley (1836-1911) in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States. It was acquired by Hasbro in 1984, and merged with their subsidiary Parker Brothers in 1998. The brand name continued to be used by Hasbro until 2009.
The Milton Bradley factory in Springfield, Massachusetts, in a 1910s postcard
Bradley's kindergarten material and school aids, 1896
Little Folks paints
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