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In this early phase, Brunot was still wrestling with the tiles. The tiles shown below are from a set from this period owned by Daniel Brannan. Daniel graciously supplied photos clearly showing the laminated wood i. Early Scrabble tiles, laminated. Another set from this period has solid wood tiles. Artem found it at an estate sale in Santa Cruz, California in latter , and kindly shared his photos with us. Assuming that, once solid wood came into use for the tiles, Brunot never returned to the laminated wood, we would conclude that Artem's set came after Daniel's.
The characters are more carefully positioned, and note the more stylish "1". Early Scrabble tiles, solid wood. Brunot's experimentation with tiles in the early years will make an interesting story in itself.
Here's a close-up of the box top sticker. The box top sticker will never again be so elegant! The board and inner lid are identical to those of the previous period, and the racks still have the the extended "foot".
But now the tiles have a smoother finish with sanded, rounded-off edges. I believe the characters were silk-screened on the tiles, as opposed to stamped. The printed face is perfectly smooth and flat.
Nowadays, that would be called "braille-proof". That may not be visible in the image below, but you can compare the font style with the later, familiar font style. Left: Scrabble tile, this period, with smooth surface silk-screened characters? Right: Scrabble tile, later periods, with stamped characters, familiar font style.
Dayne picked up this set at an estate sale in not far from Newtown, Connecticut - ground zero for early Scrabble production. Dayne found my web page and noticed that her set had to predate my earliest one, the next one down.
Besides supplying nice photos, Dayne has also researched important Scrabble dates, such as for copyright and trademark registration. The back touts all of Scrabble's qualities: "absorbing"; "appeals to crossword puzzle fans"; "keen competition"; "fascinating and instructive game for older children"; "an investment in lasting enjoyment. Where that one had, "No obscure definitions", which confused me , this one has, "It is an unexcelled vocabulary builder" which I don't believe.
I've seen a set from this period with a paper wraparound. Note the similarity with the pamphlet, dated , shown in the upcoming period. A game has been observed with the box top sticker without trademark registration from this period in combination with the box top texture "wrinkly" and tiles with the familiar font style of the upcoming period showing trademark registration.
A game has been observed with the board from this period with no registered trademark R symbol in combination with the box top sticker of the upcoming period showing trademark registation. The new trademark registration is indicated on the box top sticker.
The Scrabble board is identical to that of the previous period, including its glossiness, except for the new registered trademark R symbols following SCRABBLE on each side of the board. Here's an image of the lower left corner of the board; it should look the same as before except for the snazzy red R. The box top material now has what I call the "wrinkly" texture. Here's a swatch, side by side with the earlier box top materials. Left: "featureless" box top material. Middle: "bumpy" box top material.
Right: s "wrinkly" box top material. The "wrinkly" texture appears to be random, as if it was the result of random crunching and bunching while applying the veneer to the cardboard. But, upon closer inspection, you will see that there is a repeating pattern.
One sub-pattern I call the "swooping eagle". Click to enlarge! Dig the wings? I can find the swooping eagle on every "wrinkly" box top in my collection, albeit in different locations, and even sideways or upside-down. The racks lose the "foot" of the previous periods, and take on a heavier, clunky look. Here it is in profile. Profile of Scrabble rack, early ? The tiles have stamped characters again; you can feel the indentation. The new font style will remain in use a long time.
Here's a quick comparison of the five tile types we've met. First: Plywood 4 layers ; smooth face characters not stamped. Second: Plywood 3 layers ; smooth face characters not stamped ; plain "1". Third: Solid wood sharp edges ; stamped characters. Fourth: Solid wood smoothed edges ; smooth face characters not stamped. Fifth: Solid wood smoothed edges ; stamped characters; long-lived font style. Delaine Davis owns a set exactly as described here, but with a different insert.
Delaine kindly sent me images, and here are the back and front covers. The back of this pamphlet shows the year The claims made about Scrabble at that point in its history are mindboggling: "It's spreading like Wild Fire!
Scrabble parties are the rage, and the game can be bought "at leading stores. See the thumbnail history at the top of this page. After the explosion of Scrabblemania, certainly, but back when Scrabble had only sold a few thousand copies??? I'm stupefied. In the absence of other dating clues, you wouldn't know when your set was manufactured within this period of about four years. But simple probability associated with the skyrocketing sales figures suggests late, perhaps even early And that is what marks the end of this dating period.
Early to October Defining characteristics of sets for this period: Board copyright: Rule copyright: Box top material: "wrinkly" texture. Understand that they did not take over the ownership.
That will happen in The rules are still in place, however. The appearance of the rules in October marks the endpoint of this period. In fact, all the changes listed above did not happen simultaneously. Printed in U. Note the consistent use of "Corporation" throughout. So, based on the sets I've seen, if you find the word "Corp. Here are the back and front covers. Stay tuned Once played, old and young alike, experience a tantalizing challenge to play it again and again.
I use the October copyright for the rules as the nominal starting point for this period. Here's the box top sticker actually taken from a different set than shown above. For a complete description of changes from the to rules see my Changes to the box top rules page. The catalog is the same as in the previous period, except for the change of year -- and slamming the door on Scrabble mail orders! Defining characteristics of sets for this period: Board copyright: Rule copyright: Box top material: "wrinkly" texture.
Bay Shore address on Missing Tile form. This period ends when a foil sticker appears on a set that can be confidently pegged to Nowhere does this catalog say "", but there are some solid clues. In the company's address, what had been "Dept. M" in the pamphlet becomes "Dept. The two page pamphlets are very similar to each other. They show the same games with two exceptions. Web research indicates "Get That License" had a copyright. That should be enough evidence.
Of course, I can't say exactly when the "" pamphlet first appeared and how long was it used. Can you handle the excitement? Here's the proof. Reminder: the premium square star points, which we love to pieces even though they don't work worth beans, still haven't made their appearance. Potential insert: Scrabble For Juniors flyer. Only the box top sticker has changed; the inside lid and the board are still exactly the same as back when the rules appeared. Here's a close-up of the first foil sticker.
What makes that interesting is that Scrabble For Juniors dates from , and this flyer makes it sound like it's still a new game. A game has been observed with the box top material and sticker from this period, and a board with premium square star points from two periods down the line!
Everything else is the same as before. The "ca ? I can't say when the previous period ended. There's also a funky thing going on with a different, boxier, font style making an appearance on the tiles about this time.
For now, I don't want to overload this page.
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