Parker Brothers

Parker Brothers

Logo designed by Arnold Ferdinand Arnold, 1964
Formerly	George S. Parker Company
Company type	Division
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1883; 142 years ago (1883)
Founder	George Swinnerton Parker
Defunct	December 14, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-12-14) (company)
Fate	Purchased by Hasbro in 1991; merged with Milton Bradley to be reincorporated as "Hasbro Games" in 1998. Remained as a brand until 2009
Successor	Hasbro Games
Headquarters	Salem, Massachusetts , US
Products	Board games Electronic games
Brands	Cluedo Monopoly Scrabble
Parent	Hasbro

Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883.^[1] It remained family owned until bought in 1968, and branched into nerf toys and media. Among its products were Monopoly, Clue (licensed from the British publisher and known as Cluedo outside of North America), Sorry!, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, Bop It, Scrabble (under a joint partnership with Milton Bradley in the United States and Canada), and Probe. In the 21st century, the trade name ceased use, with former products being marketed under the "Hasbro Gaming" label, with the logo shown on Monopoly games.