The Newport Yacht Race
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1891
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 19 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 50.2 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
"The Newport Yacht Race" board game with two chromolithographed cardboard yacht playing pieces on wooden stands, a cardoard spinner with a metal arrow and a paper game board applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; board chromolithographed with a red and gold path from Newport, RI around block Island and back with sailboats and steam ferries on the water and anchors in the four corners; box cover lithographed with five children playing in a beached rowboat in the lower right corner and two racing sailboats in the upper left; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "THE/ NEWPORT YACHT/ RACE/ AN EXCITING GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.294
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ NEWPORT YACHT/ RACE/ AN EXCITING GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
44037
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rambles Through Our Country
Classification:
Date:
1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 13 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 33.3 x 23.2 cm )
Description:
"Rambles Through Our Country" board game with a chromolithographed paper on canvas board, six cardboard playing pieces, two cardboard and wooden teetotems (stored in a small circular cardboard box), a paper instruction and playing manual and two advertising booklets in a paper covered cardboard box; board a large multicolored map of the United States with the state flower and industries printed in each, medallion in the upper right corner with the Statue of Liberty; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a waterfall and flowers; lithographed inscription on the box cover, "COPYRIGHT/ BY THE/ AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO./ 1881-1890./ HARTFORD, CONN./ RAMBLES/ THROUGH/ OUR COUNTRY/ AN INSTRUCTIVE/ GEOGRAPHICAL/ GAME/ SCHAEFER & WEISENBACH LITHO. 129 & [?] CROSBY ST. NY"; trains lithographed on the aprons.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.446
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "COPYRIGHT/ BY THE/ AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO./ 1881-1890./ HARTFORD, CONN./ RAMBLES/ THROUGH/ OUR COUNTRY/ AN INSTRUCTIVE/ GEOGRAPHICAL/ GAME/ SCHAEFER & WEISENBACH LITHO. 129 & [?] CROSBY ST. NY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44036
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
Classification:
Date:
1888
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
"Old Fashioned Jack Straws" table game with 57 wooden pick-up-sticks in the shape of farm tools, an instruction sheet and a metal hook with a wooden handle in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with two children in colonial style dress surrounded by pick-up-sticks; box cover lithographed, "OLD FASHIONED/ JACK STRAWS/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS/ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.653
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "OLD FASHIONED/ JACK STRAWS/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS/ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
44035
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 3/4 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 19.7 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
"Old Fashioned Jack Straws" table game with 78 wooden pick-up-sticks in the shape of farm tools in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover stamped in gold, "OLD/ FASHIONED/ JACK/ STRAWS/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.652
Marks:
stamped: on the box cover: "OLD/ FASHIONED/ JACK/ STRAWS/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS"
Gallery Label:
In the game of Jack Straws (the Victorian version of today's pick-up sticks), wooden "straws" shaped like farming implements are spread on the table and players try to remove them one-by-one without disturbing the other straws.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44034
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jack Straws New Edition
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. ( 3.2 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
"Jack Straws New Edition" table game with 56 wooden pick-up-sticks in the shape of farm tools and three metal hooks in a paper covered cardboard box; box chromolithographed with an image of a young boy wearing a straw hat and carrying a sheaf of hay; box cover inscribed, "JACK/ STRAWS/ NEW EDITION/ PARKER/ BROTHERS/ SALEM * MASS * USA".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.669
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "JACK/ STRAWS/ NEW EDITION/ PARKER/ BROTHERS/ SALEM * MASS * USA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
44033
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uncle Sam's Family
Classification:
Date:
1876
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 6 in. ( 2.2 x 10.8 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Card game "Uncle Sam's Family" with 52 playing cards and an instruction card in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an image of Uncle Sam carrying a gun; box cover inscribed, "UNCLE SAM'S FAMILY/ CHRONICLES OF/ FOR/ 100 YEARS/ NOYES & SNOW/ SUCCRS TO/ West & Lee Game Co./ WORCHESTER, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.764
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "UNCLE SAM'S FAMILY/ CHRONICLES OF/ FOR/ 100 YEARS/ NOYES & SNOW/ SUCCRS TO/ West & Lee Game Co./ WORCHESTER, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
44032
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of American History
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 21 x 14 cm )
Description:
Card game "The Game of American History" with 58 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an American bald eagle perched on a U.S. shield surround with four medallions; in the medallions are images of John Smith tied to a tree beside Native-Americans dancing around a fire, Columbus holding a flag on a beach, the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, and a dead British soldier in the center of a dirt road; box cover inscribed, "The Game of/ AMERICAN/ HISTORY/ Published/ BY PARKER BROTHERS/ Salem, Mass."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.767
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The Game of/ AMERICAN/ HISTORY/ Published/ BY PARKER BROTHERS/ Salem, Mass."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44031
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hidden Titles: Fun for Parties
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 16.5 x 13 cm )
Description:
"Hidden Titles: Fun for Parties" card game with an instruction sheet and 30 cards representing geographical titles in lithographed pictures in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a geometric design in pastel colors; box cover inscribed, "FUN FOR PARTIES/ HIDDEN/ TITLES/ PARKER BROTHERS/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK/ LONDON".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.546
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "FUN FOR PARTIES/ HIDDEN/ TITLES/ PARKER BROTHERS/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK/ LONDON".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
44030
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
What's His Name?
Classification:
Date:
1902
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 11.4 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
"What's His Name?" card game with instruction booklet, advertisting sheet and 25 playing cards printed with questions about famous men in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with two women and a man plying a card game in a medallion surrounded by flowers; box cover inscribed, "WHAT'S/ HIS NAME?/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U. S. A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.540
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "WHAT'S/ HIS NAME?/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U. S. A."
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:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
44029
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Choice Thoughts from Longfellow
Classification:
Date:
1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 12.1 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
"Choice Thoughts from Longfellow" card game with a direction booklet, a sheet with a list of poems and 95 cards with quotations from Longfellow's poems on each in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a yellow house; box cover inscribed, "CHOICE THOUGHTS/ FROM/ LONGFELLOW".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.521
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CHOICE THOUGHTS/ FROM/ LONGFELLOW"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44028
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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