| Name | The Bruce Whitehill Collection |
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| Description | Originally a collection of over 7000 games, mostly American, the games from The Big Game Hunter collection are now found in various locations, principally: the games archive at the Sorbonne Paris North in France (over 5000 objects), the German Games Archive (Deutsches Spielearchiv) in Nuremberg, Germany (over 250 games), the Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, and the Strong Museum of Play, in Rochester, New York, USA. Approximately 1000 games remain in Bruce Whitehill's private collection in a small village in northern Germany. These consist primarily of American advertising games and premiums, asymmetrical games, skill-and-action games, mystery games, strategy games for two players and other games excellent for play, and unique and odd games. Except for the first category (uniquely American), the collection now represents games from around the world. There is also a considerable collection of unusual jigsaw puzzles and mechanical puzzles. |
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| Collection Type | Private Collection |
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| Main Website | Bruce Whitehill's "The Big Game Hunter" website |
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| The website deals with the history of American games and game companies, 1840s-2000. The website covers commercially manufactured games that were made in the United States, and some of the noteworthy companies that made them, from the earliest known games published around 1823, through the 20th century. The games industry got a push in the 1840s, became an industry starting in 1860 with the Milton Bradley Co., began to thrive in the 1880s thanks to George Parker (Parker Brothers) and the older John McLoughlin, and was a major force in home entertainment by the turn of the century. Games from other countries and cultures are included if they are copies or offshoots of American games, or if they were the forerunners of American games.
The website also contains published articles, notable game inventors and others in the industry, information on collectible and playable games, plus advice on collecting, cleaning, storing, and buying and selling games. There is also a large section on jigsaw puzzles and mechanical puzzles. |