JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
I was wondering how early aerial warfare was used as the basis for a child’s structured entertainment, and so passed a little time in the U.S. patent archives for a quick overview of patented games. I was more interested in games than simple toys
The first is an ingenious military game that included playing chits for “aerial mines”, which in 1913/1915 was a forward-thinking defensive device, though not much tested. (The the full text and explanation of the game is here.)
Next is a magnetic game–which again was patented during WWI–in which aircraft were supposed to seek out and destroy forts, naval ships, and other tools of war.