Wyhoo: A Game for Old and Young

Classification: 
Date: 
1906
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 15.9 x 22.2 cm )
Description: 
"Wyhoo: A Game for Old and Young" card game with 10 sets of numbered cards 1 through 10 and 10 "Wyhoo" cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an elf riding a grasshopper; box cover inscribed, "WYHOO/ A GAME/ FOR/ Old and/ Young/ EASY TO LEARN/ NOVEL AND AMUSING./ 4049/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.701
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "WYHOO/ A GAME/ FOR/ Old and/ Young/ EASY TO LEARN/ NOVEL AND AMUSING./ 4049/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1906
eMuseum Object ID: 
44105
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of Luck

Classification: 
Date: 
1909
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 14 x 17.1 cm )
Description: 
"Game of Luck" card game with ten chromolithographed playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of two hobos walking on train tracks; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF/ LUCK/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.670
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ LUCK/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1909
eMuseum Object ID: 
44104
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pit: Exciting Fun for Everyone

Classification: 
Date: 
1919
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 5 3/8 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 13.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
"Pit: Exciting Fun for Everyone" card game with an instruction sheet and 65 playing cards with backs showing a large steamship, tugboat and a train at a wharf, faces show a trading pit and are printed with seven commodities and a bull and a bear in a paper covered cardboard box; box inscribed, "PIT/ TRADE MARK/ REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES/ Exciting Fun for Everyone/ PARKER BROTHERS/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.401
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "PIT/ TRADE MARK/ REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES/ Exciting Fun for Everyone/ PARKER BROTHERS/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON"
Gallery Label: 
Introduced in 1904, the lively trading game Pit simulates the ups and downs, desperate deals, and nonstop action of an actual trading floor. Speculation in such important commodities as corn and gold made and lost fortunes for traders competing in the capital of capitalism, New York.
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: 
1919
eMuseum Object ID: 
44102
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Twenty-five Soldiers on Parade

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1900
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Container (box): 1 1/4 × 11 × 9 1/2 in. (3.2 × 27.9 × 24.1 cm)
Description: 
"25 Soldiers on Parade" paper soldier set in a box with fourteen paper soldiers in Prussian costume; each figure nailed to wooden stands; box cover lithographed with two rows of marching solders and inscribed, "25/ SOLDIERS/ ON/ PARADE/ SET No. 3./ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ New York."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.478
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "25/ SOLDIERS/ ON/ PARADE/ SET No. 3./ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ New York."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
44076
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

A. D. T. Messenger Boy

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1910
Medium: 
Cardoard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 15 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 38.4 x 41.9 cm )
Description: 
"A. D. T. Messenger Boy" board game consisting of paper covered cardboard board, four wooden game pieces in a paper covered cardboard box with cover illustration of boy in blue uniform and cap handing a piece of paper to a man at a desk; box cover inscribed, "A D T Messenger/ Boy/ A/ GAME/ 4033 MADE In U.S.A. MILTON BRADLEY Co., SPRINGFIELD, MASS"; board a spiral of circles divided by messenger boys, with some circles marked with description or instruction, such as "ABILITY Go To Clerk," with an illustration of "The President" seated at a desk in the center.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.338
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "A D T Messenger/ Boy/ A/ GAME/ 4033 MADE In U.S.A. MILTON BRADLEY Co., SPRINGFIELD, MASS"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
44075
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The News Boy Game

Classification: 
Date: 
1895
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 19 x 19 cm )
Description: 
Board game with four wooden playing pieces, a cardboard spinner with a metal arrow and a paper board applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; chromolithographed board with a winding path of red and blue circles leading from the 'Newsboys Home" to the 'Book and Stationary store"; cover lithographed with images of a boy running behind a three people with an armload of papers, and a boy hawking papers over a newspaper labeled "The Times"; box lithographed with the inscription, "THE/ NEWS/ BOY/ GAME/ COPYRIGHT 1895 BY PARKER BROTHERS, SALEM, MASS., U.S.A.".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.336
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ NEWS/ BOY/ GAME/ COPYRIGHT 1895 BY PARKER BROTHERS, SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Inscriptions: 

In pencil: underside of board: "Loren Ward/ Naples/ N.Y." and "R.J.D. #26"

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1895
eMuseum Object ID: 
44074
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Game of Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded

Classification: 
Date: 
1888
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Open (board): 16 1/4 × 16 7/8 in. (41.3 × 42.9 cm) Container (box): 1 3/4 × 17 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (4.4 × 43.8 × 24.1
Description: 
"The Game of Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded" board game consisting of board, four lead game pieces (running messenger boys on round bases), in wooden box with cover illustrations of boy in blue uniform and cap running, a boy handing a letter to a man at a desk and a stock ticker; box cover inscribed, "GAME/ OF THE/ TELEGRAPH/ BOY/ OR/ MERIT/ REWARDED/ Copyrighted 1888 by/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW-YORK"; bi-fold paper covered cardboard gameboard in the form of a octagon maze, with some boxes marked with description or instruction, such as "Advance to BOX INSPECTOR," with illustration at each corner and spinner at lower right corner.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.323
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ OF THE/ TELEGRAPH/ BOY/ OR/ MERIT/ REWARDED/ Copyrighted 1888 by/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW-YORK"
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: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
44073
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Game of Mail, Express or Accommodation

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1920
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 22 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 56.5 x 37.1 cm )
Description: 
"The Game of Mail, Express or Accommodation" board game in a paper covered cardboard box with a flap on the right side to hold the playing pieces; chromolithographed board applied across the bottom half of the box; box cover lithographed with an illustration of a speeding train and a signal; cover inscribed, "Game of/ MAIL, EXPRESS/ OR ACCOMMODATION/ MADE IN U.S.A./ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U.S.A."; board chromolithographed with a map of the United States; thirty-five train and mail cards, two cardboard spinners with metal arrows and four wooden playing pieces; directions printed on the underside of the box cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.322
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game of/ MAIL, EXPRESS/ OR ACCOMODATION/ MADE IN U.S.A./ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U.S.A."
Gallery Label: 
After Milton Bradley acquired McLoughlin Brothers in 1920, the firm reproduced a few McLoughlin games under its own label. The Game of Mail, Express or Accommodation, originally copyrighted by McLoughlin Brothers in 1895, was updated with a new box cover featuring bold, streamlined design more likely to appeal to modern consumers.
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: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
44072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Limited Mail and Express Game

Classification: 
Date: 
1894
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 21 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 53.7 x 35.9 cm )
Description: 
"The Limited Mail and Express Game" board game in a paper covered cardboard box with a drawer in the lower half to hold the playing pieces; chromolithographed board applied across the bottom half of the box; box cover lithographed with illustrations of a mailman delivering mail, a horse-drawn coach, a train, empty railroad tracks and menunload sacks from a train; cover inscribed, "THE LIMITED MAIL/ AND EXPRESS/ GAME/ Copyright 1894 by/ PARKER BROS/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A."; board chromolithographed with a map of the United States; 31 train cards and three metal train playing pieces; directions applied to the underside of the box cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.333
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE LIMITED MAIL/ AND EXPRESS/ GAME/ Copyright 1894 by/ PARKER BROS/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1894
eMuseum Object ID: 
44070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Game of Penny Post

Classification: 
Date: 
1892
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Open (board): 20 × 19 1/4 in. (50.8 × 48.9 cm) Container (box): 1 5/8 × 21 × 11 1/2 in. (4.1 × 53.3 × 29.2 cm)
Description: 
"The Game of Penny Post" board game with twenty-eight cardboard letters, a cardboard spinner with a metal arrow and a bi-fold paper covered cardboard game board in a paper covered cardboard and wood box; board chromolithographed with a grid of named streets, blocks filled with buildings, each numbered and a post office in the center; label applied to the reverse of the board inscribed, "THE GAME OF/ PENNY POST/ PUBLISHED BY/ Parker Brothers, Salem, MASS."; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a post office with a carriage in front and a medallion portrait of a postal carrier; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "THE GAME OF/ PENNY/ POST/ PUBLISHED & COPYRIGHTED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.321
Marks: 
lithographed: on the board label: "THE GAME OF/ PENNY POST/ PUBLISHED BY/ Parker Brothers, Salem, MASS." lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME OF/ PENNY/ POST/ PUBLISHED & COPYRIGHTED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1892
eMuseum Object ID: 
44069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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