Gavitt's Stock Exchange
Classification:
Date:
1903
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 6.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
"Gavitt's Stock Exchange" card game with 49 playing cards, an instruction card, a patent card and an advertising card in a cardboard box; box covered printed, "Gavitt's/ Stock Exchange/ TRADE MARK/ (G-S-E)/ Copyrighted, 1903. Patented Oct. 12, Dec. 8, 1903 and Sept. 15, 1896, by Harry E. Gavitt. Protected/ in Canada and Great Britain./ The Great/ College and Society/ Card Game./ FUN AND EXCITEMENT FOR/ THE YOUNG AND OLD./ CORNER THE BURLESQUE STOCK MARKET./ This Package Contains One of our Regular/ 50 cent Games of White Cards./ PRICE 35 CENTS/ MANUFACTURED ONLY BY/ W. W. Gavitt Printing and Publishing Co./ Three Buildings. TOPEKA, KANSAS, U.S.A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.450
Marks:
printed: on the obverse: "Gavitt's/ Stock Exchange/ TRADE MARK/ (G-S-E)/ Copyrighted, 1903. Patented Oct. 12, Dec. 8, 1903 and Sept. 15, 1896, by Harry E. Gavitt. Protected/ in Canada and Great Britain./ The Great/ College and Society/ Card Game./ FUN AND
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
44027
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Brownie's Picnic: A Picture Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1894
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 31.4 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
"The Brownie's Picnic: A Picture Puzzle" picture puzzle with thirty-two paper covered cardboard pieces with "Brownies" or elves picnicing, swinging in a swimming hole, climbing a tree, chasing each other and playing instruments on a bandstand; box cover chromolithographed with a "Brownie" in a top hat and tuxedo, a Brownie holding a loaf of bread, four Brownies arguing and a frame of Brownies chasing one another; box cover inscribed "THE/ BROWNIES'/ PICNIC/ A PICTURE PUZZLE/ COPYRIGHT/ 1894/PARKER/ BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS U.S.A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.247
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ BROWNIES'/ PICNIC/ A PICTURE PUZZLE/ COPYRIGHT/ 1894/PARKER/ BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
44017
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Starry Banner ABC and Pretty Picture Blocks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1898
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 16 x 13 in. ( 2.9 x 40.6 x 33 cm )
Description:
"The Starry Banner ABC and Pretty Picture Blocks"eighteen paper covered cardboard blocks all chromolithographed with letters of the alphabet on the narrow sides, nine blocks printed with children ddressed in period costumes one one side and flowers on the other, nine blocks lithographed with medallion portraits of girls on american flag back grounds on one side ans images of personified animals on the other; paper covered cardboard box with a chromolithographed images of Uncle Sam riding a horse and three blocks on a starry background; box cover chromolithographed with the nscription, "THE/ STARRY BANNER/ ABC/ AND/ PRETTY PICTURE BLOCKS/ COPYRIGHT/ 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.289
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ STARRY BANNER/ ABC/ AND/ PRETTY PICTURE BLOCKS/ COPYRIGHT/ 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
44016
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chopped Up Niggers: Puzzles to Put Together
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 22.2 x 27 cm )
Description:
"Chopped Up Niggers: Puzzles to Put Together" with sixteen paper covered cardboard picture puzzle pieces belonging to two different puzzles; paper covered wooden box chromolithographed with a caricature of an African-American minstrel ringing a bell dressed in a blue jacket and red and white striped pants and shirt with two other figures in the background; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "CHOPPED UP NIGGERS/ PUZZLES/ TO PUT/ TOGETHER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. PUBLISHERS NEW-YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.389
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CHOPPED UP NIGGERS/ PUZZLES/ TO PUT/ TOGETHER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. PUBLISHERS NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label:
McLoughlin Brothers introduced the blatantly sadistic jigsaw puzzle Chopped Up Niggers in 1874.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
44015
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Model Building Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1870
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 3 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 22.2 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
"Model Building Blocks" set of 53 wooden building blocks, mostly flat and rectangular, some baluster shaped in a wooden box with a paper label appled to the top; label chromolithographed with a boy and a girl building a castle out of blocks; box top lithographed with the inscription, "MODEL/ BUILDING BLOCKS/ PATENTED MARCH 22, 1870/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW-YORK"; paper intruction booklet.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.368
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "MODEL/ BUILDING BLOCKS/ PATENTED MARCH 22, 1870/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW-YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
44014
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Birdie Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1898
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 5/8 x 11 x 8 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 27.9 x 21 cm )
Description:
"Birdie Blocks" eighteen square construction picture blocks with the corners drilled out and a cut in the center of one side; each block with a chromolithographed image of a bird applied to one side of the block and five letters in meddalions applied to the opposite side; twenty-two wooden disks which hold the blocks together; one paper sheet with block configurations printed; cardboard box with a chromolithographed image of three children playing with "Birdie Bloocks" in an oval frame of the blocks on the cover; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "BIRDIE BLOCKS/ PATENTE JAN. 18, 1898".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.249
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "BIRDIE BLOCKS/ PATENTE JAN. 18, 1898"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
44013
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Goody Two Shoes Spelling Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Wood, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 24.1 x 20.6 cm )
Description:
"Goody Two Shoes Spelling Game" wooden box with two metal hook and eye closures; box cover with an applied paper label with a chromolithographed image of a group of six children playing with the "Spelling Game" and the inscription, "GOODY TWO SHOES/ SPELLING GAME/ READING MADE EASY/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.309
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GOODY TWO SHOES/ SPELLING GAME/ READING MADE EASY/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
44012
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Brownie's Scroll Puzzles: Skating and Snowballing
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 7/8 x 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 33.7 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
"The Brownie's Scroll Puzzles: Skating and Snowballing" set of two twenty-four paper covered cardboard piece picture puzzles with Palmer Cox's "Brownies" or elves in each; puzzles titled "Snowballing", Brownies having a snowball fight in a park and "Skating" with brownies skating on a pond with one who has fallen through the ice and a building in the background flying a New York City parks' flag; box cover lithographed with half of each puzzle divided by a blue banner; box cover inscribed "THE/ BROWNIE/ SCROLL PUZZLES./ SKATING &/ SNOWBALLING/ MANUFACTURED BY/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW-YORK/ COPYRIGHTED/ 1891 by/ PALMER COX."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.248
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ BROWNIE/ SCROLL PUZZLES./ SKATING &/ SNOWBALLING/ MANUFACTURED BY/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW-YORK/ COPYRIGHTED/ 1891 by/ PALMER COX."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
44011
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Naval War
Classification:
Date:
1898
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 21 1/2 in. ( 33 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Naval War" paper covered cardboard box top with a chromolithographed image of a naval battle with a gun deck in the foreground with crew members dying and ships in the background sinking and burning and two American ships coming to the rescue; cover inscribed, "THE/ GAME/ OF/ NAVAL WAR/ COPYRIGHT 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK/ COPYRIGHT 1898 BY F. D. MAHER."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.290
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ GAME/ OF/ NAVAL WAR/ COPYRIGHT 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK/ COPYRIGHT 1898 BY F. D. MAHER."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
44010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bradley's Toy Village Fire Deparment Set
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1909
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 22.2 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Miniature cardboard village in a box with five complete buildings including "Uncle Tom's Cabin", "Post Office", "Blacksmith's Shop", "Fire Department" and a house, two paper figures and a foldout town map; box cover lithographed with an image of a boy and girl playing with a village set on the floor of a porch while a mother holding a toddler looks on; box inscribed, "Bradley's/ TOY VILLAGE/ Fire Department Set/ 4420/ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.441
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "Bradley's/ TOY VILLAGE/ Fire Department Set/ 4420/ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
44009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
















