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 Click to view full-size. 1942-1944 Monopoly Game #6 Blue Box Wartime version using Wood Cylinders At the beginning of World War 2, the War Production Board was established as a government agency on January 16, 1942 by executive order of President Roosevelt to regulate materials and fuels. These restrictions included metal, so Monopoly Games shifted from metal to many different types of wooden and composite tokens. Colors, shapes and sizes varied with these tokens. Games with Wood Cylinders were used exclusively in the #6 Blue Box Games during WW2. In my opinion the games with Wood Cylinders were produced after the start of World War 2 version before the use of the Special Wartime Train Cover with production spanning 1942 to approximately 1944. All the components are wood, including the dice, to be in compliance with the War Production Board Mandates to the conserve metal to wartime production. Another indicator of manufacture dates was that earlier #6 versions had Salmon 100s and later versions light yellow 100s. There are 2 specific cylinder sizes. The game pictured has the components in their original paper wrappers. Not really rare, but Very Rare with the Money, Deeds, C & CC cards still in their original wrappers. |
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