Blown Up Steamer and Fire Engine Puzzle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Description:
"Blown Up Steamer a Fire Engine Puzzle" picture puzzle with twenty-six cardboard pieces chromolithographed with an image of a steam-fire engine with all the parts labeled; wooden box with an appled paper label; label lithographed with the inscription, "The Blown up/ STEAMER/ A FIRE ENGINE/ PUZZLE/ MILTON BRADLEY Co. SPINGFIELD, MASS."; paper on canvas complete image of the puzzle folded and place in the bottom of the box.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.392
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The Blown up/ STEAMER/ A FIRE ENGINE/ PUZZLE/ MILTON BRADLEY Co. SPINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
43890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy armoire
Classification:
Medium:
Wood
Object Number:
Z.2729
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
43889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Fire Engine Picture Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1887
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 2 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 9 in. ( 7 x 31.1 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
"The Fire Engine Picture Puzzle" sixty-six (two pieces missing) piece paper covered cardboard picture puzzle of a a steam pumper driven by two horses racing along a street to a fire; box cover chromolithographed with the same image and the inscription, "FIRE ENGINE/ PICTURE PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1887. by/ McLOUGHLIN BRO's."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.263
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "FIRE ENGINE/ PICTURE PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1887. by/ McLOUGHLIN BRO's."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
43888
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Locomotive Picture Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1887
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 2 3/8 x 12 1/8 x 9 in. ( 6 x 30.8 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
"Locomotive Picture Puzzle" sixty-eight piece paper covered cardboard picture puzzle of a locomotive engine pulling into a train station pulling a coal car and passenger car behind with a signal man in the foreground waving a red flag and the station in the back ground; box cover chromolithographed with the same image and the inscription, "LOCOMOTIVE/ PICTURE PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1887/ by McLOUGHLIN BRO's/ NEW-YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.318
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOCOMOTIVE/ PICTURE PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1887/ by McLOUGHLIN BRO's/ NEW-YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
43887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Locomotive Picture Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1887
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 2 3/8 x 12 x 9 in. ( 6 x 30.5 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
"Locomotive Picture Puzzle" sixty-eight piece paper covered cardboard picture puzzle of a locomotive engine pulling into a train station pulling a coal car and passenger car behind with a signal man in the foreground waving a red flag and the station in the back ground; box cover chromolithographed with the same image and the inscription, "LOCOMOTIVE/ PICTURE PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1887/ by McLOUGHLIN BRO's/ NEW-YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.260
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOCOMOTIVE/ PICTURE PUZZLE/ Copyrighted 1887/ by McLOUGHLIN BRO's/ NEW-YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
43886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nursery Tiles Ilustrated by BOZ
Classification:
Date:
1883
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper, metal
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 8 5/8 x 11 in. ( 2.5 x 21.9 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
"Nursery Tiles Ilustrated by BOZ" twenty-four paper covered wooden blocks with chromolithographed images related to each letter of the alphabet on one side and a poem related to the image on the reverse such as "P" for parrot; blocks in a paper covered wood and cardboard box in the form of a book with a metal clasp closure; box cover illustrated with the blocks, A, B, C, and inscribed, "NURSERY/ TILES/ ILLUSTRATED/ BY/ BOZ/ PUBLISHED BY/ IVES, BLAKSLEE & CO./ NEW YORK./ G. SCHLEGEL & SON, LITH., 75 & 77 DUANE ST., N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.314
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "NURSERY/ TILES/ ILLUSTRATED/ BY/ BOZ/ PUBLISHED BY/ IVES, BLAKSLEE & CO./ NEW YORK./ G. SCHLEGEL & SON, LITH., 75 & 77 DUANE ST., N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
43885
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. ( 47.6 x 47.6 cm )
Description:
Square game board (folds in two) with images of the first twenty two presidents depicted in medallions along the edges, red, white and blue spaces around images of the White House and Senate chambers draped in flags, acanthus leaves and U.S. Shields; blue label on the outside of the board inscribed, "THE/ Game of Politics/ OR THE/ Race for the Presidency./ MANUFACTURED BY THE/ W. S. REED TOY CO., LEOMINSTER, MASS./ COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY JEANIE P. CLARKE."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.308
Marks:
lithographed: on the label: "THE/ Game of Politics/ OR THE/ Race for the Presidency./ MANUFACTURED BY THE/ W. S. REED TOY CO., LEOMINSTER, MASS./ COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY JEANIE P. CLARKE."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
43883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Yankee Doodle: A Game of American History
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1895
Medium:
Cardboard, wood, paper, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 21 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 53.7 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
"Yankee Doodle: A Game of American History" board game in a paper covered wood and carboard box with a drawer in the left side to hold the playing pieces and the board applied across the bottom half of the box; board a winding path of circles and cartouche vignettes detailing the history of the United States the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, including the Boston Tea Party, the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac and the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge; box cover chromolithographed with a medallion portrait of a revolutionary drum and fyfe corp., the Battle of Bunker Hill, a medallion bust of Ben franklin and the Battle of the Constitution and the Guerriere 1812; box cover inscribed, "YANKEE/ DOODLE/ A/ GAME/ of/ American/ History/ 1775/ Battle of Bunker Hill 1775/ Constitution and Guerriere 1812/ Copyright 1895 by PARKER BROTHERS Salem, Mass. USA"; playing pieces include four turned wooden playing pieces and eight bone chips.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.354
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "YANKEE/ DOODLE/ A/ GAME/ of/ American/ History/ 1775/ Battle of Bunker Hill 1775/ Constitution and Guerriere 1812/ Copyright 1895 by PARKER BROTHERS Salem, Mass. USA"
Gallery Label:
Players of Yankee Doodle compete along a pathway of American history, racing from the starting line at the Boston Tea Party (1773) to cross the finish at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago.
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:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
43882
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Napoleon: The Little Corporal
Classification:
Date:
1895
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 44.4 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
"Game of Napoleon: The Little Corporal" board game in a paper covered wood and carboard box with a drawer in the right sude to hold the playing pieces and the board applied across the bottom half of the box; board a winding path of laureled medallions and cartouche vignettes detailing the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, including the coronation, crossing the alps, Waterloo and the exile to Elba; ox cover chromolithographed with a medallion full-length portrait, an image of the coronation, the Battle of Lodi and a seated medallion portrait; box cover inscribed, "GAME/ OF/ NAPOLEON/ THE/ LITTLE CORPORAL? THE CORONATION/ LODI/ Copyrighted 1895 Parker Brothers/ SALEM/ PARKER BROTHERS/ MASS USA"; playing pieces include a spinner with a metal arrow and and thirteen wooden playing pieces.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.349
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ OF/ NAPOLEON/ THE/ LITTLE CORPORAL? THE CORONATION/ LODI/ Copyrighted 1895 Parker Brothers/ SALEM/ PARKER BROTHERS/ MASS USA"
Gallery Label:
Napoleon's legendary conquests of the early 19th century continued to inspire long after his downfall. The Game of Napoleon leads players through the life of Napoleon, from his early military victories, to his coronation as Emperor, to his final exile on St. Helena.
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:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
43881
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Checkered Game of Life
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Cardboard, wood, paper, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 39.4 x 41.9 cm )
Description:
"The Checkered Game of Life" board game in a paper covered cardboard box with the board set into the bottom half of the box; board chromolithographed with a red and blue checkerboard path from "Infancy" to "Happy Old Age"; box cover chromolithographed with an image of the board covered with the pictures of two boys playing, a boy with books under his arm, a man in an office speaking in a phone and a family with a mother, father and two children; box cover inscribed, "CHECKERED GAME/ of LIFE./ "THE FIRST GAME INVENTED AND MANUFACTURED BY MR. MILTON BRADLEY, PLAYED FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS."/ 4452/ MILTON BRADLEY CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."; playing pieces include two wooden die cups, a pair of bone dice, and four wooden playing pieces.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.443
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CHECKERED GAME/ of LIFE./ "THE FIRST GAME INVENTED AND MANUFACTURED BY MR. MILTON BRADLEY, PLAYED FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS."/ 4452/ MILTON BRADLEY CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
43880
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

















