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Before board games, Milton Bradley sold spinning illusions
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Before they cornered the market on family board games, Milton Bradley sold paper strips of dancing figures for wealthy families to spin in wooden drums. The 19th-century parlor toy essentially turned optical illusions into a lucrative household commodity, letting Victorians stare at looping horses rather than talking to each other.
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