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[Laurie Verge]

Dawn is absolutely correct. In the days when color was just being introduced into the world of printing, Mr. Bradley produced colored lithographs of Mr. Lincoln that were very popular. When Abe added the beard, however, sales dropped off.

When the war began, he noticed that soldiers were bored while waiting for action. This is when he developed the board game known as The Checkered Game of Life - we just call it Life today. From there, he expanded into other board games.

The Milton Bradley Company still exists under the name of Hasbro.