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DIY Do it Yourself Antique Baseball Games, 1883-1910

JF Ptak Science Books    Post 1503

Interested in some summer projects for the kids and their friends?  Try one of these–I’ve scooped them out of the U.S. Patent Office, and I think that a person could make any of the six games shown below with stuff from around the house (or thereabouts).  Some will take a little effort, but I think that everything is here–simply save the images and print them out as a template–and then away you go.  In each instance I have included the text from the original patent, describing how the game is to be played. Enjoy!

 Miniature Baseball Game, 1910

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