Frantz The Great American Game

[D. Broughman]

Does anyone have any game pieces for this game or know where I can get them? Maybe just show me what they look like. Thanks D.

[mjkm90]

I don't have them either D, but I've seen them. They are round wooden buttons. They don't add to the visual appeal and the game is very attractive without them.

[D. Broughman]

I don't have them either D, but I've seen them. They are round wooden buttons. They don't add to the visual appeal and the game is very attractive without them.

Thanks Mike!

[Econteachert205]

If you have images of originals you can probably make close copies.

[frankbmd]

Here's the game with the wooden pieces in place. They are wooden discs with little stems. The Frantz sticker on the reel is a slightly older iteration than the Hustler version shown in the OP. Frantz sold the marketing rights to Hustler in 1925 I think. The original game was made in 1923. The games are otherwise identical I believe.

I find it interesting as well that Frantz Manufacturing is still in business in the same location, Sterling, Illinois.

http://www.frantz-mfg.com/

[Butch7999]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e237/Butch799/objects/bbGreatAmericanGameBaseballHustler25emE_zps92b818e b.jpg~original

[D. Broughman]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e237/Butch799/objects/bbGreatAmericanGameBaseballHustler25emE_zps92b818e b.jpg~original

Thanks everyone great picture Butch. :)

[Butch7999]

Dynarl, you're welcome.

Frank is largely correct, except that Hustler Toy was not a different company, but was actually created as a division of Frantz Manufacturing.
Hustler continued for many years as a quite successful manufacturer of wood and metal toys and games.

There are some variations to the graphics among both the Frantz and Hustler editions -- the metal frame and cowling are seen in
black, navy, and yellow, and some examples have a blue scoreboard in place of the spectators at bottom.

Incidentally, the Frantz/Hustler game was essentially an all-but-exact copy of an even earlier game,
Play Ball ~ The Rainy Day Great American Game, produced in around 1919 by Evan L Reed Manufacturing of Danville Illinois,
almost right next door to Sterling. That game is fairly scarce, and rarely seen in less-than-ruinous condition.