Chiromagica or the Hand of Fate
Classification:
Date:
1901
Medium:
Cardboard, plastic, paper
Dimensions:
Container (box): 1 × 12 × 12 in. (2.5 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Description:
Board game with a paper disc in a cardboard box; on cover, illustration with figure of wizard in red robe and peaked cap, pointing to the title, with books, globe, rolled up papers, spyglass, and a snake at his feet; box cover lithographed, "CHIROMAGICA/ OR THE HAND OF FATE/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK./ COPYRIGHT 1901/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."; one paper disc pasted to glass case inside box; a sheet of printed paper with a circle cut out of center, with answers to the questions on the discs in circles bordering interior edge.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.489
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CHIROMAGICA/ OR THE HAND OF FATE/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK./ COPYRIGHT 1901/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
42905
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Young Folks Historical Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 x 11.1 cm )
each card: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
"Young Folks Historical Game" card game with 36 playing cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; polychrome lithographed box cover illustrated with an image of soldiers in Revolutionary War costume firing a cannon and anAmerican bald eagle perched on a U.S. shield and a draped American flag; box cover inscribed, "YOUNG FOLKS/ HISTORICAL/ GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., New York.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.761
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "YOUNG FOLKS/ HISTORICAL/ GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., New York.".
Gallery Label:
In the words of McLoughlin Brothers, the Young Folks Historical Game "affords a method by which the leading facts of American History may be fixed in the mind while indulging in a pleasant pastime." Children learned tidbits of information ranging from the date of completion of the Brooklyn Bridge to the names and dates of significant Civil War battles. Young Folks Historical Game and many similar quiz games of the Victorian era are early variants of today's popular Brain Quest series.
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Flags of All Nations
Classification:
Date:
1903
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 4 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 11.1 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Flags of All Nations" card game with 46 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; sixteen sets of three cards (two sets missing one card) each representing a flag of one nation; box cover lithographed with seven draped flags including the American and British flags; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF/ FLAGS/ OF/ ALL/ NATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.604
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ FLAGS/ OF/ ALL/ NATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
42901
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Nations
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 5 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 13.3 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Nations" card game with 36 playing cards and instruction sheet in a paper covered cardboard box; four sets of nine cards each representing a continent including America, Asia, Africa and Europe with a map card, a man, woman and child card and five house cards; box cover lithographed with two Asian men in traditional costume; box cover inscribed, "The/ GAME/ of/ NATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., N. Y./ 4311".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.614
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The/ GAME/ of/ NATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., N. Y./ 4311".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
42898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Puss in the Corner
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 9.2 x 12.4 cm )
each card: 3 1/2 x 2 in. ( 8.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Puss in the Corner" card game with 32 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; each polychrome lithographed card has an image of cats, mice, or rats; box cover lithographed with a cat in a window; box cover inscribed, "THE GAME OF/ PUSS/ IN/ THE/ CORNER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, N. Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.589
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME OF/ PUSS/ IN/ THE/ CORNER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, N. Y.".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
42893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of War
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Each (figure): 6 1/2 in. × 2 in. × 3/4 in. (16.5 × 5.1 × 1.9 cm)
Container (box): 1 5/8 × 10 1/8 × 7 3/8 in. (4.1
Description:
"Game of War" table game (like ten-pins) with twenty lithographed soldiers (pins) on horsback tacked to wooden stands in a box; box cover lithographed with an image of a Spanish-American War battle and the inscription, "GAME of/ WAR/ COMPLETE WITH TOY SOLDIERS/ PISTOL AND AMMUNITION/ MILTON BRADLEY CO Springfield, Mass., U.S.A."; aprons lithographed with other battle images.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.483
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME of/ WAR/ COMPLETE WITH TOY SOLDIERS/ PISTOL AND AMMUNITION/ MILTON BRADLEY CO Springfield, Mass., U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
42879
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Picture puzzles (8)
Classification:
Date:
1896
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Each (puzzle): 7 x 9 5/8 in. (17.8 x 24.4 cm)
Box: 1 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 24.1 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Eight lithographed five-piece puzzles with themes from the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War including, "Storming of Cherubusco", "Cavalry at Rescade la Palma", "Battle of Lundy's Lane", "Crockette at the Alamo", "Constitution and Guerriere", "Perry at Lake Erie", "Battle of New Orleans", and "Escape of the Constitution"; paper covered cardboard box with lithographed image of a Naval battle and the inscription, "PICTURES FROM THE/ WAR OF 1812/ AND MEXICAN WAR/ Cut up/ History Series/ Copyright 1896 by/ Parker Bros./ Salem Mass/ U S A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.515
Marks:
lithographed: at the bottom of each puzzle: "Stoming of Cherubusco", "Cavalry at Rescade la Palma", "Battle of Lundy's Lane", "Crockette at the Alamo", "Constitution and Gurriere", "Perry at Lake Erie", "Battle of New Orleans", and "Escape of the Constitu
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
42872
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Whirlpool Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1899
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 18.4 x 18.7 cm )
Description:
"Whirlpool" boxed board game with twelve round wooden counters and a square cardboard and metal spinner; lithographed board shows a shipwreck in the center, nautical scenes in each corner and a circular path; box cover lithographed with an image of a shipwreck, the diections in the lower right corner and the inscription, "WHIRLPOOL/ GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.463
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "WHIRLPOOL/ GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
42870
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Puss in the Corner
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 10.8 x 13.3 cm )
each card: 3 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Puss in the Corner" card came with 32 playing cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; each polychrome lithographed card has an image of cats, mice, or rats; box cover lithographed with a cat in a window; box cover inscribed, "THE/ GAME/ OF/ PUSS/ IN THE/ CORNER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.596
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ GAME/ OF/ PUSS/ IN THE/ CORNER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42847
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Checker board
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
overall (open): 14 x 13 3/4 in. ( 35.6 x 34.9 cm )
Description:
Bi-fold, paper covered, advertising checker board; interior of the board printed with red and black squares; each red square printed with a gold Indian head coin inscribed, "GOLD MEDAL/ IS THE BEST"; border around the squares printed with eight uses for "Gold Medal Soda Saleratus" and the brand and company name; one side of the reverse of the board printed with the gold Indian head coin, the other printed with a young girl in Victorian costume.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.511
Marks:
lithographed: on each red square: "GOLD MEDAL/ IS THE BEST"
lithographed: around the checks: "A LITTLE GOLD MEDAL DISSOLVED IN A GLASS OF WATER RELIEVES/ AND CURES DYSPEPSIA, SOUR STOMACH AND HEADACHE/ NEVER BE WITHOUT GOLD MEDAL OR TAKE/ AND OTHER IF YO
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
42831
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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