Lost in the Woods
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 26 x 52.4 cm )
Description:
"Lost in the Woods" board game with two turned wooden playing pieces and a paper board applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with two little girls, one in a red cape and bonnet, one in a blue dress in the woods; box cover inscribed, "LOST IN THE/ WOODS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK"; board with a meandering path with many choices of which road to take, passing places such as the blacksmith's shop, the sawmill, the old well and the barn in an attempt to get "HOME".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.367
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOST IN THE/ WOODS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
The sumptuous cover art of Lost in the Woods illustrates the superlative quality of chromolithography attained by McLoughlin Brothers during the 1880s and 1890s.
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44265
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Tri-Bang
Classification:
Date:
1888
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 19.7 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
"Game of Tri-Bang" board game with 30 wooden playing pieces, a cardboard spinner with metal arrow and a paper board applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; board has a grid of black and red squares divided in half and surrounded by floral decorated squares; box cover chromolithographed with a mother bird wearing a bonnet and pushing a carriage with two chicks; box cover inscribed, "THE GAME/ of/ Tri-/ BANG/ GEM/ SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1888 by / McLOUGHLIN BRO'S./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.372
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME/ of/ Tri-/ BANG/ GEM/ SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1888 by / McLOUGHLIN BRO'S./ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
44264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Bang
Classification:
Date:
1903
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 20 x 39.7 cm )
Description:
"Game of Bang" board game with six wooden playing pieces, a cardboard spinner with metal arrow and a paper board applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; board has an outer path of black and red squares around the edge and an inner path of green and red circles all around a geometric design; box cover chromolithographed with a boy wearing a paper hat with a feather and carrying a wooden sword, a rifle and a back pack with a metal pan, he drags a toy cannon behind; box cover inscribed, "GAME of/ BANG/ PEARL SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1903/ McLoughlin Brothers, New York".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.373
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME of/ BANG/ PEARL SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1903/ McLoughlin Brothers, New York"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
44263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of the Diamond Heart
Classification:
Date:
1902
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Box (top): 15 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (39.4 x 19.7 cm)
Description:
"Game of the Diamond Heart" board game with a spinner and a chromolithographed paper board applied inside the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; board with a Greek cross in the center and two archs, one of hearts and one of diamonds numbered 1 through 10; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a queen holding a baby she has taken out of a cradle with a handmaiden in the background; box cover inscribed, "GAME of/ The DIAMOND/ HEART/ PEARL SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1902/ by McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK/ McLoughlin Brothers, New York".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.327
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME of/ The DIAMOND/ HEART/ PEARL SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1902/ by McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK/ McLoughlin Brothers, New York".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
44262
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Three Bears and Life's Mishaps
Classification:
Date:
1898
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 14 1/8 x 15 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 35.9 x 38.7 cm )
Description:
"The Three Bears" and "Life's Mishaps" game board in a wooden frame, one each on obverse and reverse; "The Three Bears" chromolithographed on the face, path of bear paw prints around the edge stopping at medallions with baby bear holding an empty porridge bowl, a broken chair and Goldilocks fleeing through a window, all around the three bears watching Goldilocks sleeping, spinner missing dial at the top; face inscribed, "COPYRIGHT/ 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK./ THE THREE BEARS, No. 610."; "Life's Mishaps" chromolithographed on the reverse, circular path leading toward the center with 47 spaces, some of the spaces have images of a man having trouble with a series of tasks; reverse inscribed, "McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK/ LIFE'S MISHAPS No. 610".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.492
Marks:
lithographed: on the face: "COPYRIGHT/ 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK./ THE THREE BEARS, No. 610."
lithographed: on the reverse: "McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK/ LIFE'S MISHAPS No. 610"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
44261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
A Trip to Paris: A New and Laughable Game
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 7.9 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
"A Trip to Paris: A New and Laughable Game" card game in a paper covered cardboard box; box with a printed cover with an image of a man carrying a box, a bag and a case toward a waiting ship; cover inscribed, "A TRIP TO PARIS./ ENDLESS AMUSEMENT FOR PLAYERS OF 2 TO 50./25,000 TRANSFORMATIONS [?] AND HUMOR./ A NEW AND LAUGHABLE GAME./ Sold Everywhere for 50 cents."; box contains instruction booklet and 155 colored slips of paper printed with comical phrases, "A Pea Pod.", Some Hard Coal."; etc.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.755
Marks:
printed: on the box cover:"A TRIP TO PARIS./ ENDLESS AMUSEMENT FOR PLAYERS OF 2 TO 50./25,000 TRANSFORMATIONS [?] AND HUMOR./ A NEW AND LAUGHABLE GAME./ Sold Everywhere for 50 cents."
printed: on the cover of the instruction booklet: "TRIP TO PARIS;/ A L
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
44260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Swing a Peg
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
box: 1 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 23.5 x 14 cm )
Description:
"Swing a Peg" table hoop game with a swinging wooden post (ball applied to one end, tapered finial on ethe other) on a metal support inserted into a wooden stand and four cardboard rings to toss in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a family playing "Swing A Peg" around a parlor table; box cover inscribed, "Swing A/ Peg/ 4390/ Milton Bradley Co./ Springfield, Mass., U.S.A./ THE WORLD'S/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA"; directions printed on the underside of the box cover.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.280
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "Swing A/ Peg/ 4390/ Milton Bradley Co./ Springfield, Mass., U.S.A./ THE WORLD'S/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Donkey Party Game
Classification:
Date:
1901
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, canvas
Dimensions:
box: 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 22.2 x 31.4 cm )
Description:
"Donkey Party Game" party game with a canvas cloth printed with a donkey in black and white with the inscription, "DONKEY PARTY" in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover with an image of three children watching a blindfolded girl attempt to pin a tail on the donkey; box cover inscribed, "THE/ DONKEY PARTY/ GAME/ 7500/ COPYRIGHT 1901/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.312
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ DONKEY PARTY/ GAME/ 7500/ COPYRIGHT 1901/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."
lithographed: on the cloth: "DONKEY PARTY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
44230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bradley's Toy Town Post Office
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 11 in. ( 3.8 x 21 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
"Bradley's Toy Town Post Office" miniature child's post office including a postman's mask, a cardboard fronticepiece and two wooden stands to create the office, seven letters with envelopes, five picture post cards, three telegrams, a cablegram, two postal orders and three sheets of stamps in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of two children mailing letters in a green "TOY TOWN" mailbox with letters floating above their heads; box cover inscribed, "BRADLEY'S/ TOY TOWN/ POST OFFICE/ THE WORLD'S/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA/ 4440".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.337
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "BRADLEY'S/ TOY TOWN/ POST OFFICE/ THE WORLD'S/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA/ 4440"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
44229
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
An Amusing Game of Horse Show
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Open (board): 18 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (47 × 23.5 cm)
Container (box): 1 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (4.4 × 48.9 × 26 cm)
Description:
"An Amusing Game. The Horse Show" with a bi-fold paper covered cardboard gameboard, eight wooden playing pieces, a cardboard spinner with a metal arrow and eight square cardboard "medals" in a paper covered cardboard box; board chromolithographed with a checkerboard which is yellow and red in the center and blue and peach around the sides, corners with images of four horses; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a woman riding a bucking horse; box cover inscribed, "AN AMUSING GAME/ THE/ HORSE/ SHOW/ MANUFACTURED/ BY/ J. H. SINGER,/ NEW YORK, U.S.A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.375
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "AN AMUSING GAME/ THE/ HORSE/ SHOW/ MANUFACTURED/ BY/ J. H. SINGER,/ NEW YORK, U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.















