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There are numerous games that
included cannon. The cannon were either used as props, or game pieces (as in MonopolyŠ).
Mostly they were used to shoot marbles, peas, rubber or wooden balls at various targets to
score points. It pays to research the games, as it is usually only the cannon that
survived.
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This is a electrical arcade game, called "The Electric Defense Gun". It operated by inserting 1 penny. |
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One of the earlier games was "Bombardment" (circa 1870). It consisted of two wood mortar type cannon, having spring steel clips that would propel small wooden cannon balls. The paper tubes acted as targets for point scoring. |
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This is another "Board" game called Bombardment, made in the very early 1900's. |
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This game was made by the American Toy
Mfg. Co. Danvers, MA, circa 1928. |
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Circa 1890 Parker Brothers game, "POPOVER SOLDIERS". Game includes 10 Infantry and Cavalry soldiers (6" & 7" tall respectively)with wood-block bases. The object is to shoot them over with the wooden cannon's bullets. |
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Circa 1900 - Soldiers with repeating cannon |
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Early rapid fire game by Milton Bradley. No. 4218 Patented Milton Bradley Co. Springfield, Mass. |
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The Marx company produced this cannon game during the early 1930's. The tin cannon shot bullets at the assorted tin, lithographed targets which had various points printed under them. In the 1950's Marx was the largest toy manufacturer in the world. |
