Dominoes
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 16.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Dominoes game comprising of 55 pieces in black box ; 1 instruction booklet; 55 black plastic dominoes; 1 wood piece.
Credit Line:
Gift of Trudy & Howard Kaplan
Object Number:
2001.182
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
45481
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Contack
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. ( 11 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Contack board game comprised of 37 game pieces; each piece has a triangular shape with a number at each corner; 1 instruction booklet; cover lid "A FASCINATING GAME/CONTACK/TRADE MARK PATENT PENDING/COPYRIGHT 1939/PARKER BROTHERS, INC./SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS/NEW YORK, CHICAGO, LONDON/ MADE IN U.S.A./CONTACK/ EXCITING FUN"; an image of a theatre mask and a star on the front lid; colors are red, blue, white and pink.
Credit Line:
Gift of Trudy & Howard Kaplan
Object Number:
2001.181
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
45480
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
New York Scene
Classification:
Date:
1977
Medium:
Carboard, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
New York Scene board game comprising of over 232 pieces; 1 board; 1 instruction leaflet; 6 player pieces, black, red, green, white, blue, yellow; 2 green dice; 34 title deeds; 68 chance cards; 120 individual markers; a stack of New York Scene money; cover is an image of the New York City skyline at night and "NEW YORK SCENE TM/A GAME FOR/2 TO 6 PLAYERS/ AGES 9 AND ABOVE/1977 GROOVY GAMES INC./1460 SIERRA VISTA/ASPEN, COLORODO 81611".
Credit Line:
Gift of Harriet & Irwin Green
Object Number:
2001.163
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1977
eMuseum Object ID:
45122
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1881
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown redware still bank, beehive-shaped, with vertical slot (for coins) on one side; coggled ring around upper section; covered in lead glaze; coin inside bank.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1121
Marks:
incised: on bottom: "Eddie/1881"
written: on collector's label on underside of still bank: "851/Amer."
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1881
eMuseum Object ID:
45057
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Home ABC
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 7 x 1/8 in. ( 26.7 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"Home ABC" children's book with 10 linen pages with lithographed images of objects accompanied by letters of the alphabet and reading lessons; chromolithographed cover with two children, one playing a drum the other a horn; cover inscribed, "LINEN BOOK/ HOME A B C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.789
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "LINEN BOOK/ HOME A B C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
45018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Golden ABC
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 19.7 x 11.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"The Golden ABC" children's book with 8 paper pages with lithographed images of objects accompanied by letters and reading lessons; chromolithographed cover with a boy juggling A B and C; cover inscribed, "THE/ GOLDEN/ A/ B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ PUBLISHERS/ N. Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.788
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "THE/ GOLDEN/ A/ B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ PUBLISHERS/ N. Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
45013
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
My Darling's Pictoral ABC
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 26.7 x 17.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"My Darling's Pictoral ABC" children's book with 12 paper pages with lithographed images of objects and vignettes accompanied by letters of the alphabet; chromolithographed cover with a boy and girl reading an oversized book; back cover printed with advertisements; cover inscribed, "M Y LITTLE/ DARLING'S/ Pictor l/ A B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ PUBLISHERS N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.785
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "M Y LITTLE/ DARLING'S/ Pictor l/ A B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ PUBLISHERS N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
45012
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
A B C of Comic Animals
Classification:
Date:
1897
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 10 x 1/8 in. ( 31.1 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"A B C of Comic Animals" children's book with 12 paper pages with lithographed images of personified animals in vignettes accompanied by a poem and letters of the alphabet; chromolithographed cover with personified animals playing on tumbling blocks including, a monkey, bear, cat, pig and dog; cover inscribed, "A/ B/ C/ OF/ COMIC/ ANIMALS/ COPYRIGHT 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.783
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "A/ B/ C/ OF/ COMIC/ ANIMALS/ COPYRIGHT 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
45011
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Linen A * B * C Book: First Steps
Classification:
Date:
1899
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 6 x 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"Linen A * B * C Book: First Steps" children's book with 12 linen pages with lithographed images of objects accompanied by letters and several reading lessons; chromolithographed cover with two girls, one sweeping blocks the other carrying a basket; back cover shows a girl and a rooster; cover inscribed, "LINEN/ A* B* C/ BOOK/ FIRST/ STEPS/ 26512/ COPYRIGHTED 1899 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.780
Marks:
chromolithographed: on the cover: "LINEN/ A* B* C/ BOOK/ FIRST/ STEPS/ 26512/ COPYRIGHTED 1899 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
45010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The House That Jack Built
Classification:
Date:
1891
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 9 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 30.5 x 24.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"The House That Jack Built" children's book with 14 paper pages of chromolithographed images from the story accompanied by lines from the poem; chromolithographed cover of "The House That Jack Built" with two men in the front, one driving two cows; back cover shows the remainder of the house with a woman drawing water from a well; cover inscribed, "THE HOUSE/ THAT JACK BUILT/ Copyrighted 1891,/ by McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW-YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.778
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "THE HOUSE/ THAT JACK BUILT/ Copyrighted 1891,/ by McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW-YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
45009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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