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Monopoly Milstones

By nitya madden

  • Banking

    George S. Parker publishes and market a game he had invented called BANKING

  • Lizze maggie

    The Landlord's Game, patented by Lizzie Magie

  • Game company of New York

    published by the Economic Game Company of New York.

  • enhanced board game

    Lizzie Magie issued another patent for her enhanced board game, September 24, 1924

  • Name change

    Ruth Hoskins and friends changed the game street names to street names.in Atlantic City

  • Finance

    "Finance", patented by Dan Layman,by the Economic Game Co.for Knapp Toys and Games

  • manufacturing monopoly

    Charles Darrow manufactures 5,000 Monopoly games and sells them at a Philadelphia store.

  • marketed broad scale

    Monopoly board game, Marketed on a broad scale by Parker Brothers on November 5.

  • Parker brothers

    Charles Darrow issued a patent for Monopoly, December 31, 1935.Assigned to Parker Brothers

  • inflation

    "Inflation," manufactured by a Texan named Rudy Copeland..

  • sold prior

    All Monopoly game boards sold prior to 1949 carry both Magie's and Darrow's patents.

  • anti monopoly

    'Anti-Monopoly' marketed by Ralph Anspach

  • conclusion

    U. S. Supreme Court found for Anspach because Darrow did not actually invent the game
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