Background information

Before television was invented, children spent more time playing games.   Some of the most popular games were board games that could be stored in a box and brought out to be played with.

Some games were very simple just using counters and dice where others were more mechanical, using levers and magnets.

This remote control driving game was a 1950s precursor to the electronic remote controlled vehicles played with by children today.  Using a simple scissors mechanism and a number of magnets children were able to guide the replica cars along a network of roads.