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Item
Title
D8095-1
Date(s)
- 1939-04-03 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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When work became slack during the winter of 1939, Paul Danford (far right), his wife, Eleanor, and his brother, Tom, went into business for themselves. The national craze for Chinese checkers had created a local demand for Chinese checkers boards. By April of 1939, the Danfords had manufactured and sold over 5,000 boards out of their home workshop. They were so successful that they expanded into bird houses, napkin holders, and garden ornaments. (T. Times, 4/5/ 1939 p. 2).
Board games--Tacoma; Game industry--Tacoma; Depressions--1929; Danford, Paul; Danford, Eleanor; Danford Manufacturers (Tacoma); Workshops--Tacoma;