The Game of Store

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.8 x 13.3 cm )
Description: 
"The Game of Store" card game consisting of 17 merchandise cards, with different illustrations (pumpkin, ham, pair of shoes, etc.) with name, amount, and price of food printed underneath; 29 cardboard tokens with values printed on obverse in cardboard box covered in paper; instruction booklet; cover illustration (in various colors) of storekeeper behind counter and a girl making a purchase; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF/ STORE/ MANUFACTURED BY/ J.H. SINGER/ NEW YORK, U.S.A.".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.759
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ STORE/ MANUFACTURED BY/ J.H. SINGER/ NEW YORK, U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
43995
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The North Atlantic Squadron Picture Puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
1898
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 48.9 x 22.2 cm )
Description: 
"The North Atlantic Squadron Picture Puzzle" picture puzzle with fifty paper covered cardboard pieces of the American North Atlantic Fleet with eighteen steam ships at sail on the ocean; puzzle inscribed, "NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET/ PURITAIN/ TERROR/ AMPHITRITE/ INDIANA/ NEWPORT/ IOWA/ HELENA/ CINCINNATI/ DETROIT/ NASHVILLE/ WILMINGTON/ CASTINE/ CUSHING/ WINSLOW/ ERICSSON/ DUPONT/ PORTER/ FOOTE./ COPYRIGHT 1898 BY F. D. MAHER/ ADMIRAL SAMPSON"; box cover has the identical image on it and the inscription, "THE/ NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON/ PICTURE PUZZLE./ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK/ COPYRIGHT 1898 BY F. D. MAHER".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.292
Marks: 
lithographed: on the puzzle: "NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET/ PURITAIN/ TERROR/ AMPHITRITE/ INDIANA/ NEWPORT/ IOWA/ HELENA/ CINCINNATI/ DETROIT/ NASHVILLE/ WILMINGTON/ CASTINE/ CUSHING/ WINSLOW/ ERICSSON/ DUPONT/ PORTER/ FOOTE./ COPYRIGHT 1898 BY F. D. MAHER/ ADMIR
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1898
eMuseum Object ID: 
43975
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The White Squadron Picture Puzzle: U.S. Cruiser No. 12 "Pirate"

Classification: 
Date: 
1892
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 5/8 x 12 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. ( 4.1 x 32.4 x 24.4 cm )
Description: 
"The White Squadron Picture Puzzle: U.S. Cruiser No. 12 "Pirate"" picture puzzle with forty paper covered cardboard pieces depicting the steam cruiser "Pirate" with three smokestacks at sea; box cover chromolithographed with the identical image and the inscription, "THE/ WHITE SQUADRON/ PICTURE PUZZLES./ U. S. CRUISER No. 12, "PIRATE"/ Copyrighted/ 1892/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.293
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ WHITE SQUADRON/ PICTURE PUZZLES./ U. S. CRUISER No. 12, "PIRATE"/ Copyrighted/ 1892/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK".
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1892
eMuseum Object ID: 
43974
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Natural History Jingles

Classification: 
Date: 
1880
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 23.5 x 18.4 cm )
Description: 
"Natural History Jingles" fifteen picture puzzles in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover illustrated with medallion portraits of a lion, a bird and a butterfly; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "NATURAL HISTORY/ JINGLES WHEN ARRANGED LIKE THESE/ IN THEIR NATURE CAN BUT PLEASE;/ NONE WHO PURCHASE THEM WILL MEET/ GAME OR PUZZLE MORE COMPLETE;/ LET THE RHYMES BE PLACED AMONG/ EASY LESSONS FOR THE YOUNG;/ SOME MAY WELL BE LEARNED AND SUNG./ LYMAN/ & CURTISS/ NEW-YORK/ COPYRIGHT, 1880, BY SEYMOUR LYMAN./ PAT. APPLIED FOR"; sixty-six rectangular cardboard strips making fifteen puzzles with animal representations such as a lion, wolf and parrot.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.418
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "NATURAL HISTORY/ JINGLES WHEN ARRANGED LIKE THESE/ IN THEIR NATURE CAN BUT PLEASE;/ NONE WHO PURCHASE THEM WILL MEET/ GAME OR PUZZLE MORE COMPLETE;/ LET THE RHYMES BE PLACED AMONG/ EASY LESSONS FOR THE YOUNG;/ SOME MAY WE
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
43973
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Locomotive Scroll Puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
1898
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 x 12 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 32.4 x 26.7 cm )
Description: 
"The Locomotive Scroll Puzzle" thirty-two piece paper covered cardboard picture puzzle of a locomotive engine pulling out of a train station pulling a coal car behind with a signal man in the foreground; box cover chromolithographed with a differnet image of a train with three men in railroad uniforms in front and the inscription, "LOCOMOTIVE/ SCROLL/ PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK./ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.366
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOCOMOTIVE/ SCROLL/ PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1898/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK./ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1898
eMuseum Object ID: 
43972
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of Mail Express or Accommodation

Classification: 
Date: 
1895
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 22 5/8 x 15 in. ( 3.2 x 57.5 x 38.1 cm )
Description: 
"Game of Mail Express or Accommodation" board game with four lead train playing pieces, and thirty-one playing cards; paper board applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard and wooden box; board printed with a map of the United States; cover lithographed with men shoveling snow off the tracks so a train can go by; box inscribed, "GAME OF/ MAIL, EXPRESS/ OR/ ACCOMMODATION/ COPYRIGHTED 1895 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.720
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ MAIL, EXPRESS/ OR/ ACCOMMODATION/ COPYRIGHTED 1895 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1895
eMuseum Object ID: 
43971
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Life's Mishaps: A Merry Game and Domino Rex

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1880
Medium: 
Wood, paper, cardboard, bone
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 18.1 x 35.9 cm )
Description: 
"Life's Mishaps: A Merry Game and Domino Rex" board game with a hinged box that opens like a book with two boards on the interior; both sides with numbered medallions in the center labeled "DOMINO REX" and black and white checkerboards with domino marks on some of the black squares in the remaining areas; box opens to a circular board with "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; game board slides into cardboard sleeve with a chromolithographed label with an image of a man running away from a chained dog inside the inscription, "LIFE'S MISHAPS/ A/ MERRY GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW-YORK"; playing pieces include thirty-six wooden playing pieces, a paper instruction booklet and six bone counters.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.675
Marks: 
lithographed: on the label: "LIFE'S MISHAPS/ A/ MERRY GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW-YORK"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
43970
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of Old Maid

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1900
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 13.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description: 
The Game of Old Maid" card game with 35 printed paper playing cards and an instruction card; cards printed in pairs with caricatures such as "Dandy Dick" and "Goose Jockey" printed on each and a single old maid; box cover chromolithographed with an image of an old maid seated having tea with a parrot behind her; box inscribed, "THE/ GAME of/ OLD MAID/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., New York."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.626
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ GAME of/ OLD MAID/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., New York."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
43969
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Grandmama's Improved Geographical Game

Classification: 
Date: 
1887
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm ) each card: 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
"Grandmama's Improved Geographical Game" card game with 118 cards and an instruction and answer booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; each numbered card is printed with a question; answers are printed in a booklet with an image of an old woman printed on the pink paper cover; booklet inscribed, "DIRECTIONS and ANSWERS / TO/ GRANDMA'S/ GAME of GEOGRAPHY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., manufacturers,/ NEW YORK"; box cover lithographed with a group of seated children around a puppet theatre with an Egyptian backdrop; cover inscribed, "GRANDMAMA'S/ IMPROVED/ GEOGRAPHICAL/ GAME/ AROUND/ THE WORLD/ McLOUGHLIN/ BROS./ N.Y."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.607
Marks: 
printed: on the instruction booklet: "DIRECTIONS and ANSWERS / TO/ GRANDMA'S/ GAME of GEOGRAPHY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., manufacturers,/ NEW YORK" lithographed: on the box cover: "GRANDMAMA'S/ IMPROVED/ GEOGRAPHICAL/ GAME/ AROUND/ THE WORLD/ McLOUGHLIN/ BROS./
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1887
eMuseum Object ID: 
43968
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of Trip 'Round the World

Classification: 
Date: 
1897
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 5/8 x 22 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 57.2 x 41.3 cm )
Description: 
"Game of Trip Around the World" board game with five lead yachts and three wooden dice cups in a paper covered cardboard game board applied across the top of the bottom half of the box; game board with a flap on the right sit that lifts to store playing pieces; board chromolithographed with a map of the world with a red path around the world starting in New York and ending in London, gold medals around the edge of the board with flags representing countries along the route; box cover with an image of Venice, Italy in the upper right corner and an image of three children riding a sea turtle on a beach with a steamship in the background in the lower left corner; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF/ TRIP/ ROUND/ THE/ WORLD/ Copyright 1897 by/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.376
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ TRIP/ ROUND/ THE/ WORLD/ Copyright 1897 by/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."
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: 
1897
eMuseum Object ID: 
43967
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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