Charles Martin Crandall

As his sons were convalescing from scarlet fever, he took some pieces home and his children built various structures such as a house, bridge and fence from them.

The American Agriculturist (owned by Orange Judd and Co.) in its November 1874 issue advertised "The manufacturers are now making and selling 1500 boxes a day".

Crandall's Menagerie toy had a similar concept which incorporated a zebra, camel, giraffe, toucan and monkey holding a US flag all atop an elephant.

The factory burned in August 1886 and was relocated in January 1887 to Elkland, Pennsylvania where it was reported to have a staff from between sixty and seven-five employees.

The "pigs" were marbles and the solver was required to manipulate them in such a manner as to locate each within a set of concentric circles on the puzzle.

An article in the Chatham (NY) Republican stated "The English are squealing because our American 'Pigs in Clover' have been introduced at the Court of St. James.

The March 13, 1889 issue of the New York Tribune reported Senator William M. Evarts purchased one from a street fakir in order to get rid of him.

[11] A few days later a political cartoon in the March 17, 1889 issue of the New York World lampooned President Benjamin Harrison's advisors and cabinet members showing the group sitting around playing the game.

Part of the problem, in addition to its rapid growth and inability to fulfill orders timely, was the lethargic process in obtaining the patent.

[17] Pigs in Clover was used as a plot device, and part of the central theme of, HBO's Westworld series with a modified layout, but in the same circular box.