Abstract
Inspired by the Chicago Board of Trade and the U.S. Corn Exchange, PIT is a fast-paced card game where players try to corner the market
on a specific commodity. This collection is the bull and bear edition of the game.
Dates
- Creation: 1904
Creator
- Parker Brothers, Inc (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 box : 4.5 x 5 in. 64 playing cards. 1 instruction booklet.
Historical Note
Inspired by the Chicago Board of Trade and the U.S. Corn Exchange, PIT is a fast-paced card game where players try to corner the market
on a specific commodity. Commodities are represented by nine cards each. The number of commodities used equals the number of players. Players trade cards in a boisterous fashion until one player holds all nine cards of one commodity, at which point that player announces that she or he has cornered the market. The use of the bear and bull cards is optional and affects point totals and winning requirements. Commodities in the original edition are wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, hay, and flax. Subsequent editions have changed which commodities are included.
Scope and Content
This collection is the bull and bear edition of the PIT card game, based on trading practices in the fictitious American Corn Exchange. The original instructions are with the game. Made by Parker Brothers in Salem, Massachusetts.
Location
Z 6-3.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Pit card game
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
