| LC control no. | n 50074920 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Parker Brothers, Inc. |
| See also | Founder: Parker, Geo. S. (George Swinnerton), 1866- Hierarchical superior: General Mills, Inc. Mergee: Kenner Products (Firm) Product of merger: Kenner Parker Toys, Inc. |
| Other standard no. | 127814405 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Salem (Mass.) Beverly (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Toys Board games Monopoly (Game) |
| Affiliation | General Mills, Inc. |
| Found in | Its 75 years of fun, 1958. The great American flag game, c1940: game board (Parker Brothers, Inc.; Salem, Massachusetts, New York, Chicago) Wikipedia website, viewed July 18, 2019: Parker Brothers page (Parker Brothers; American toy and game manufacturer; founded in 1883 in Salem, Massachusetts by George S. Parker as the George S. Parker Company [no publications in LC database]; when George's brother Charles joined the business in 1888, the company's name was changed to Parker Brothers; later relocated to Beverly, Massachusetts; released a new board game called Monopoly during the great depression; in 1968 Parker Brothers was acquired by General Mills and became their subsidiary; in 1985 General Mills merged the company with their subsidiary Kenner Products for form Kenner Parker Toys Inc.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Brothers> |
| Associated language | eng |
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