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Vinca

(50,170 posts)
Fri Sep 13, 2019, 07:30 AM Sep 2019

Has anyone ever sold an old board game called "Anex-A-Gram?"

For some reason I picked it up at the thrift shop yesterday and from what I can gather it's an early version of "Scrabble." It was made in 1938 by The Embossing Company of Albany, NY. This one is in really good shape with the exception of a bit of wear and crud on the box cover that I hope will clean off. My "spidey" sense is telling me it might have some value. Thoughts?

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Has anyone ever sold an old board game called "Anex-A-Gram?" (Original Post) Vinca Sep 2019 OP
Never saw one. blm Sep 2019 #1
Any 1938 complete board game has value. safeinOhio Sep 2019 #2
That's what I thought. It's very similar to Scrabble only with a different board. Vinca Sep 2019 #3
Does it have a company name? Marthe48 Sep 2019 #4
It's made by something called "The Embossing Company" of Albany, NY. Vinca Sep 2019 #5
I missed that in your post Marthe48 Sep 2019 #6

safeinOhio

(32,527 posts)
2. Any 1938 complete board game has value.
Fri Sep 13, 2019, 07:41 PM
Sep 2019

Condition and rareness are the most important issues. Most likely yours is in the $30 plus range. A quick search of Ebay and the Google I got no results, so may be rare.

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
3. That's what I thought. It's very similar to Scrabble only with a different board.
Sat Sep 14, 2019, 05:44 AM
Sep 2019

Further research shows it's not the game that eventually turned into Scrabble, but I guess the only way to find out what it's worth is to sell it at some point. New finds like this are what makes doing what we do so much fun.

Marthe48

(16,691 posts)
4. Does it have a company name?
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 01:48 PM
Sep 2019

Sometimes you can read through the history of the maker and get some leads. Sounds like a great find. ARe the tiles wooden or another material?

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
5. It's made by something called "The Embossing Company" of Albany, NY.
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 01:52 PM
Sep 2019

The tiles are wooden and there are little stands to hold them during the game, just like scrabble. The board is different, though. It's pretty much a square with holes in it. I haven't gotten around to doing anything with it yet - can't decide whether to put it on ebay or sell it in the shop or email someone on a game collector site.

Marthe48

(16,691 posts)
6. I missed that in your post
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 01:59 PM
Sep 2019

crummy eyes.

On Facebook, there is a group called What is this? Antique Vintage and Unusual item identification. And another group called Talking Antiques. They are free to join, and can be fun to read through. Someone might be able to help you learn more about your find.

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