Catalogue information
This box is a transitional example between the Z10 and the Z11 and is therefore numbered as Z10.1 in the overview of the black boxes. What makes this box so special is a number of characteristics that have to do with the name transfer from "N.V. Schipper Int." to "N.V. Smeets & Schippers", combined with indications that around 1960 they were experimenting with their own brand name. Characteristics: - The locomotive plate of the lid and the back of the game board shows the name "N.V. Smeets & Schippers". - There is no white square on the lid and plate, nor is there a white box in the orange dotted pattern at the bottom. - There are 5 advertisements on the inside of the lid. - The logo with the pawn and the dice is overprinted in silver, but in that print is the name "MONO Spell". - Also note that in the lid the text "The makers of Monopoly" is written instead of "The makers of Monopoly"! - On the play side of the game board, only the text "Legally deposited" below the engine image. - Included with the box is a control slip, numbered 1751, on thin white paper called "Mony Spell". This is exactly the same control note as used in the Kriptomix game from 1961. The Kriptomix game also has the name "Mony Games" mentioned on the box. This yo-yo with all kinds of names clearly shows that they were looking for a suitable brand name for the Smeets & Schippers games. During this period the range of games was expanded considerably with well-known names such as Cluedo and Carriere. It therefore seems logical that the name "Smeets & Schippers" was not so "catchy". For a detailed overview of the black Monopoly boxes from the period 1940-1968 see also http://vlinden.com/monopoly.
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