Knapp Electric Questioner #325: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Electric educational game wherein one touches two posts with electrodes in order to answer a question posed on one of the cards. Includes card holder mounted in lid. Made around 1929-30 and includes the following cards:

• “No. 21-Characters in Literature” [front] and “No. 22-Historical Discoveries and Explorers” [back]

• “No. 89-Astronomy by Ruth Seeling, Des Moines, Iowa” [front] and “No. 90-China by Morris Hayes, Palo Alto, Calif.” [back]

• “No. 95-Nature Questions by Louise Ardolino, Yonkers, New York” [front] and “No. 96-Wonder Questions by Elaine Bettman Evanston, Ill.” [back]

• “No. 99-The Life of George Washington by William Callis, Baltimore, Md.” [front] and “No. 100-Proverbs of Benj. Franklin by Gladys Biglow, East Orange, N.J.” [back]

• “No. 113-Wild Flowers Over Hill and Dale” / - “No. 114-In the Inky Depths of the Sea”

• “No. 115-Fruits, Nuts, and Vegetables” / - “No. 116-The World A Million Years Ago”

• “No. 117-The Life of the Ant” / - “No. 118-An Evening with the Microscope”

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1929
• maker: Knapp Co.
• Object Name: game
• Object Name: board game
• Object Name: educational toy
• Measurements: overall: 2 1/4 in x 14 in x 9 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 35.56 cm x 24.13 cm
• ID Number: 2009.0180.02
• catalog number: 2009.0180.02
• accession number: 2009.0180
• Credit Line: from Harold D. Wallace, Jr.
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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