“My Mother Sent Me to the Grocery Store” was published by Parker Brothers; it’s undated, but a search reveals that it’s probably from around 1902. The rules are simple: each player draws from a stack of cards showing children in various stores (grocery store, toy store, florist, baker, etc.). The player then draws from another stack of slips, each with the name of an object.

If the object can be found in the store, the player keeps the slip. Whoever has the most slips at the end wins.

(Posted by Doug Skinner)