Jumping jack

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Wood, metal, papier-mache
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 6 in. ( 23.2 x 10.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description: 
Wooden jumping jack mounted with wire between two posts on platform; jumping action triggered with wire mechanism; jumping jack's head made of papier-mache; painted in red, green, and white.
Object Number: 
INV.5287
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
21854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Mimic War

Classification: 
Date: 
1890-1900
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Each (figure): 6 1/8 x 2 x 3/4 in. (15.6 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm) Box: 1 x 19 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 48.9 x 26 cm )
Description: 
"Mimic War" table game with box and thirty military figures; cover of box lithographed with an image of a battle scene during the Franco-Prussian War with Prussian cavalry and French foot soldiers; cover inscribed, "MIMIC WAR/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ Published by EDGAR O. CLARK,/ SUCCESSOR TO/ CLARK & SOWDON/ NEW YORK;" twenty-four cardboard figures dressed in Spanish-American War costume, with seven different characters in army and naval dress with a name handwritten on the back of each figure; all supported by wooden stands; six figures applied to piece of wall paper; two small printed U.S. flags attached to wooden poles and one partial figure.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.480
Marks: 
printed: on the box cover: "MIMIC WAR/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ Published by EDGAR O. CLARK,/ SUCCESSOR TO/ CLARK & SOWDON/ NEW YORK"
Gallery Label: 
Mimic War includes thirty military figures that children could use to act out their favorite war battles. Though the box cover illustrates soldiers from the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), the "action" figures inside are dressed in the naval and military costume of the Spanish-American War (1898).
Bibliography: 
Hofer, Margaret K. "The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games." New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
21839
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Crash car

Classification: 
Date: 
1925-1935
Medium: 
Iron, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 x 2 in. ( 7 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron crash car painted silver with figure as integral part of casting; figure in blue with silver cap seated on motorcycle in front with detailed headlight, fenders, handlebars, joined to car with three sides and open back (railing along sides); spoke wheels.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Wilmer R. Leech
Object Number: 
1968.46a
Marks: 
cast: on each side of car: "CRASH/CAR"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1935
eMuseum Object ID: 
21714
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Model Ship Puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1890
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 2 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 22.2 x 16.5 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular wooden box with sliding lid, with cover illustration (in dark blue, orange, white, and brown) of ship with torn sails and broken masts foundering on rocks in rough sea against stormy sky; figures running around deck and figures in sea, clinging to rock, spar, one figure with head above water; box contains jigsaw puzzle with discs with terms inserted into puzzle (70 pieces, 51 discs); completed puzzle shows whole ship on wavy sea, with lighthouse ahead and buoy in front; box also contains paper printed with key to terms.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
1992.12.10
Marks: 
lithographed: on box lid: "THE MODEL SHIP/PUZZLE" lithographed: on box lid, bottom: "PUBLISHED BY MILTON BRADLEY & CO. SPRINGFIELD MASS." printed: on obverse of paper: "Directions and Key/FOR/THE MODEL SHIP PUZZLE./This is not an ordinary dissected p
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
21713
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of the Stubborn Pig

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1910
Medium: 
Cardboard, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 15 1/8 x 9 in. ( 2.9 x 38.4 x 22.9 cm )
Description: 
Cardboard box with cover illustration of man dressed in green with brown hat pulling white pig, which has its trotters dug in and its head to the ground against a background of field with farmhouse and fence; playing area pasted onto inside of box, with squares marked with numbers leading to central medallion "MARKET" with bucolic scene of farmers and pigs; red cardboard spinner with foliate decoration and metal arrow.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
1992.12.22
Marks: 
printed: on inside of box cover: "4148/THE GAME OF/THE STUBBORN PIG./This game is supposed to represent the trials of a/man driving a stubborn pig to market./The implements of this game consist of a game-board,/dial and counters. The forward moves are go
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
21712
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Hall's Excelsior

Classification: 
Date: 
1869
Medium: 
Iron, wood, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 x 4 x 4 in. ( 12.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of building, painted white with red and blue decoration, with flat, slightly curved roof with second tier surmounted by cupola, painted green; pierced decoration includes large arched windows on sides, two smaller windows and door on front of bank, and pattern of circles on back; cast inscription on front of bank above details of windows and doors; hole at side of door for pull string (missing); when string is pulled, monkey (cashier) hidden below cupola rises up; when coin is placed on desk, weight of coin causes monkey to drop down, depositing coin into bank.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Henry M. Lucas
Object Number: 
1940.465
Marks: 
cast: painted red on front: "Hall's\Excelsior\Bank."
Gallery Label: 
This bank is based on Patent No. 98,055, issued to John Hall of Watertown, MA on December 21, 1869, and Patent No. 162,747, also issued to John Hall, on May 4, 1875.
Bibliography: 
Weinstein, Amy A. “Children’s toys.” The Magazine Antiques, Vol. 167, no.1, January 2005, p.188-193.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1869
eMuseum Object ID: 
21706
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Mechanical bank: Organ

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1881
Medium: 
Iron, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 x 3 in. ( 14.9 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron semi-mechanical bank in the form of monkey sitting cross-legged on top of organ, holding tray in one hand and hat in the other, joined by a turnpin; organ with cast decoration consisting of pipes on front, floral swags on lower section, standing on four feet; cast inscription on front of organ; when coin is placed on tray and crank is turned clockwise, the monkey lowers the tray and deposits the coin, while he tips his hat forward and bells ring.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1236
Marks: 
cast: on front: "ORGAN BANK" cast: on reverse: "PAT. MAY 31. 1881
Gallery Label: 
This bank was based on Patent No. 242,139, issued to Louis Kyser and Alfred C. Rex on May 31, 1881 (See Publications).
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1881
eMuseum Object ID: 
21704
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Hall's Excelsior

Classification: 
Date: 
1869
Medium: 
Iron, wood, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/8 x 4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 13 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of building, painted white with red and blue decoration, with flat, slightly curved roof with second tier surmounted by cupola, painted green; pierced decoration includes large arched windows on sides, two smaller windows and door on front of bank, and pattern of circles on back; cast inscription on front of bank above details of windows and doors; hole at side of door for pull string (missing); when string is pulled, monkey (cashier) hidden below cupola rises up; when coin is placed on desk, weight of coin causes monkey to drop down, depositing coin into bank.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.780b
Marks: 
cast: on front: "HALL'S/EXCELSIOR/BANK" printed: on paperlabel inside lid: "Cashier."
Gallery Label: 
This bank is based on Patent No. 98,055, issued to John Hall of Watertown, MA on December 21, 1869, and Patent No. 162,747, also issued to John Hall, on May 4, 1875.
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1869
eMuseum Object ID: 
21702
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Owl, Turns Head

Classification: 
Date: 
1880-1920
Medium: 
Iron, glass, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 in. ( 19 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of owl with orange glass eyes (with black pupils) clinging to log, next to branch; owl painted red, with feet, log, and branch painted gold; cast details include feathers on head and breast and grain of wood; when coin is placed on branch and lever on back is pressed, owl turns head and coin is deposited in bank.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Henry M. Lucas
Object Number: 
1940.467
Marks: 
cast: into plug beneath base: "PATD. FEB 2 1885." cast: beneath base: "NO 232628"
Gallery Label: 
This bank was based on Patent No. 234,628, issued to James H. Bowen of Philadelphia, PA on September 28, 1880. (See Publications)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
21639
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Crandall's Masquerade Blocks

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1875
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 22.2 x 12.1 cm )
Description: 
Puzzle consisting of eight wooden blocks with segments of colored lithograph glued to all six faces; object of puzzle is to match top and bottom halves of figures and faces; in wooden box with sliding lid; box cover printed, "CRANDALL/ Masquerade/ BLOCKS."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.282
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "CRANDALL/ Masquerade/ BLOCKS."
Inscriptions: 

in pencil: underside of cover: "Bertha E [Dattle?]/ Bo[ne?]ns H[ll?]/ January 20th 1878

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
21609
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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