1936:
Original Cast of:
Thimble, Hat, Iron, Car, Boot and Battleship
Tokens represented house life, with the Battleship being used as they were mass produced for Parker Brother’s failed game – Conflict
c1942:
Due to the outbreak of World War II, tokens were made out of wood bases and cardboard.
Rocking horse temporarily replaces the Thimble
c1943:
Tokens taken from Waddington’s ’64 Milestones’. Different coloured ‘thin’ and ‘broad’ pawns used. c1942 Wooden tokens were also used during this period, and would return the year after
c1948:
Wooden tokens returned with coloured bases
c1953:
Tank, Tractor, Train, Car, Motorcycle and Ship
Tokens made from coloured metal – transport theme
1960s – 1990s:
Dog introduced to the line-up.
Tokens were initially made from lead and tin, before pewter was used instead
1990s:
Thimble returns with wheelbarrow, cannon and Horse & Rider debuting.
2008:
Cannon + Horse & Rider dropped
2013:
The Iron was retired in favour of the Cat.
See the 2013 ‘Save Your Token’ Event
2017:
Thimble, Boot and Wheelbarrow all retired after a public vote. T-Rex, Penguin and Rubber Duck the new replacements.
See the 2017 ‘Token Madness’ Event
USA:
1935 – 1950s:
USA Editions often included the Lantern, Purse and Rocking Horse.
The Lantern and Rocking Horse were retired in favour of the Dog and Horse + Rider.
Purse was a rarer token and did not appear in all editions during this time.
The Cannon was also a token in the original line-up, also taken from Conflict. UK sets later gained this token in the 1950s.
1997 – 2007:
The Money Bag was temporarily included in USA editions (retired in 2007)
It won a public vote against a Piggy Bank and Plane
Leave a Reply