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<br>In her meetings with Parker [Parker Brothers] and with M.B. [Milton Bradley] they were surprised
<br>In her meetings with Parker [Parker Brothers] and with M.B. [Milton Bradley] they were surprised
at the news on 3M - not having rcd. letters.
at the news on 3M - not having rcd. letters.
<br>She has a game (whose?) called <u>DON'T POP MY BALLOON</u> which is liked by <u>Bob Hubbard</u>
<br>She has a game (whose?) called <u>DON'T <s>BURST</u> POP MY BALLOON</u> which is liked by <u>Bob Hubbard</u>
of "Impact." She showed it to <u>Dick Harris</u>, who said there was a
of "Impact." She showed it to <u>Dick Harris</u>, who said there was a
game put out by Ideal which is similar - <u>BANG BOX</u>. <s>She</s> From Dick's
game put out by Ideal which is similar - <u>BANG BOX</u>. <s>She</s> From Dick's
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insert swords through holes hoping not to break the baloon - she
insert swords through holes hoping not to break the baloon - she
doesn't think her game is at all like it.
doesn't think her game is at all like it.
<br>She called <u>Jules Cooper</u> and asked him about it.
<br>She called <u>Jules Cooper</u> and asked him about it. He seemed pleased
to hear from her and [illegible word crossed out] remembered her - altho she doesn't
remember meeting him. He promised to send her a catalog sheet of
the game, but it didn't come. She called back and he was out of
town. She asked if I had my old Ideal catalogs. No, but I
might be able to find it in old Toy Fair editions of the
trade magazines. Looked later and found that Ideal didn't have
ads in the March editions around '69 - which she thinks is
about the year. I also looked at directory editions from '61 on
and couldn't find <u>BANG BOX</u> listed.
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