Game of Frog Pond

Classification: 
Date: 
1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
box: 2 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 6.7 x 21.3 x 21.3 cm )
Description: 
"Game of Frog Pond" board game in a paper covered cardboard and wooden box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of three children on the edge of a river with two boys holding fishing lines, a girl looking on and a frog wearing breeches and a pointe cap in the foreground; wooden box base with four frog holders decorated with marsh grass, cat-o-nines and lily pads; six cardboard frogs of various colors, with hole cut through to be caught by, are inserted into the uprights; 2 wooden poles with string threaded through holes at end, with metal hooks at end of line.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.601
Marks: 
lithographed: GAME/ OF/ FROG-POND/ COPYRIGHTED BY R. BLISS MFG. CO. 1890"
Gallery Label: 
Games by R. Bliss Manufacturing Co., a firm noted for its exceptional lithography, are almost as sought after as McLoughlin products. Frog Pond, a dexterity game, is another variation of the popular Fish Pond.
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: 
42657
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fish Pond: A Popular Game

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1880
Medium: 
Wood, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 2 1/4 x 22 x 4 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 55.9 x 10.5 cm )
Description: 
"Fish Pond: A Popular Game" board game with four wooden fishing poles and thirty-two turned wooden bell-shaped "fish" with metal eyes screwed into the tops in a wooden box covered in brown paper; box cover inscribed, "FISH POND/ A POPULAR GAME/ COPYRIGHTED BY McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."; chromolithographed cover depicting four children at the edge of the river with one boy holding a fishing line; four wooden poles with string threaded through holes at end, with metal hooks at end of line.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.586
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "FISH POND/ A POPULAR GAME/ COPYRIGHTED BY McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."
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: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
42656
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of Fish Pond

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
box: 1 x 20 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 50.8 x 26 cm )
Description: 
"Game of Fish Pond" board game in a paper covered wooden and cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of many fish swimming; interior of the box decorated with the same image as the box cover, with 22 slits cut out in rows; 19 cardboard fish of various colors, with metal grommets to be caught by, and with their names printed on one side ("BASS", "SHAD") and numbers on the other; 2 wooden poles with string threaded through holes at end, with metal hooks at end of line; instructions printed on inside of cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.593
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game of Fish Pond/ McLoughlin Bros./ New York"
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: 
42655
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The New and Improved Game of Fish Pond

Classification: 
Date: 
1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
box: 1 5/8 x 17 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. ( 4.1 x 45.1 x 20.6 cm )
Description: 
"The New and Improved Game of Fish Pond" board game in a paper covered wooden and cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of three children in a boat, the two girls feed a swan while a boy holds a fishing line; interior of the box decorated with a scene of pond containing lily pads and frogs, with 45 slits cut out in rows; 44 cardboard fish of various colors, with metal grommets to be caught by, and with their names printed on one side ("BASS", "SHAD") and numbers on the other; 4 wooden poles with string threaded through holes at end, with metal hooks at end of line; instructions printed on inside of cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.595
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "NEW? AND? IMPROVED/ FISH POND/ GAME./ McLOUGHLIN BRo'S/ NEW-YORK/ PATENTED JANUARY 28th 1890.""
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
42654
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

16-4-52-34 Puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
1891
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm )
Description: 
"16-4-52-34 Puzzle" with 16 wooden counters and a paper instruction sheet in a paper covered cardboard box; each counter stamped 1 through 16; cover printed, "16-4-52-34/ PUZZLE./ The count-/ ers are num-/ bered 1 to/ 16. Place/ them so that/ each of the/ 52 combina-/ tions will,/ by addition,/ make 34./ For Combinations see Diagrams on the/ folder inside of the box./ Book and Chart copyrighted/ Label/ Registered. Patent application pending./ All infringments prosecuted."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.706
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "16-4-52-34/ PUZZLE./ The count-/ ers are num-/ bered 1 to/ 16. Place/ them so that/ each of the/ 52 combina-/ tions will,/ by addition,/ make 34./ For Combinations see Diagrams on the/ folder inside of the box./ Book and C
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1891
eMuseum Object ID: 
42653
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Home Fish Pond

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
box: 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 31.1 x 31.8 cm )
Description: 
"The Home Fish Pond" in a paper covered cadrboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of two children on the edge of a river holding a fishing line; interior of the box decorated with a scene of pond containing lily pads, fish and frogs; 15 cardboard fish of various colors, with hole cut through to be caught by, and metal springs attached at the bottom to hold them up; each fish with their names printed on one side ("BASS", "SHAD") and numbers on the other; 2 wooden poles with string threaded through holes at end, with metal hooks at end of line; instructions printed on the cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.585
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover; "The HOME/ FISH POND/ McLoughlin Bros. New York."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
42652
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Schley at Santiago Bay

Classification: 
Date: 
1899
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 16.8 x 13 cm ) each card: 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
Card game "Schley at Santiago Bay" with fifteen playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; each card has a name of a significant battle in the history of war such as Vicksburg, Waterloo, Blenheim, etc. with the year of the battle and historical information provided; box cover lithographed with a medallion portrait of Winfield Scott Schley and battleships in a harbor; box cover inscribed, "SCHLEY/ AT/ SANTIAGO/ BAY./ STARRY FLAG SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1899 CHAFFEE & SELCHOW, NEW YORK."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.622
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "SCHLEY/ AT/ SANTIAGP/ BAY./ STARRY FLAG SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1899 CHAFFEE & SELCHOW, NEW YORK."
Gallery Label: 
Winfield Scott Schley (1839-1911) was the commander of the U.S. Navy's "Flying Squadron" until it was united with the "North Atlantic Fleet" under Admiral Sampson. At the Battle of Santiago, Schley was the commander of the U.S naval forces present, and fought the battle from his position aboard the BROOKLYN.
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: 
1899
eMuseum Object ID: 
42650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

History Up to Date

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1904
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 17.1 x 13.3 cm )
Description: 
Card game "History Up to Date" with 48 playing cards, an instruction booklet and an advertising card in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an image of soldiers in Civil War costume firing cannons; box cover inscribed, "HISTORY/ UP TO DATE/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.600
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "HISTORY/ UP TO DATE/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1904
eMuseum Object ID: 
42649
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Komikal Konversation Kards

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 x 4 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 12.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description: 
"Komikal Konversation Kards" card game with 96 playing card in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a polychrome image of a children's card game interrupted by the intrusion of two goats into the parlor, two jokers holding cards are seated in the lower corners; box cover inscribed, "KOMIKAL KONVERSATION KARDS/ PUBLISHED BY SELCHOW & RIGHTER, NEW YORK.";instructions printed on the interior of the box cover; 48 red playing cards and 48 white playing cards printed with comical phrases such as "Pea soup in a strawberry box." and "A bang-up kiss from the one you love."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.731
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "KOMIKAL KONVERSATION KARDS/ PUBLISHED BY SELCHOW & RIGHTER, NEW YORK."
Gallery Label: 
As a way of differentiating their product from McLoughlin's Comical Conversation Cards and also as an attention-grabbing ploy, Selchow & Righter opted for a humorous misspelling of the game's title.
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: 
42644
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ouija: Mystifying Oracle

Classification: 
Date: 
1967
Medium: 
Masonite, cardboard, plastic
Dimensions: 
Open (board): 11 5/8 × 17 5/8 in. (29.5 × 44.8 cm) Part (indicator): 5 3/4 in. × 4 in. × 7/8 in. (14.6 × 10.2 × 2
Description: 
"Ouija: Mystifying Oracle" board game with a rectangular masonite board with an applied screen printed playing field; playing field printed with a sun and a mooon in the upper corners and ghosts directing the movement of the indicator in the lower corners; the alphabet, the numbers 1 through 0 and "YES/ NO/ GOODBYE" are printed in the center of the board; white plastic heart-shaped indicator with three legs and a clear circle in the center; rectangular white cardboard box; box top printed with a blue ghost on a black background and inscibed, "WILLIAM FULD/ Talking Board Set/ OUIJA/ Mystifying Oracle/ PARKER BROTHERS, INC. * SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.452
Marks: 
screen printed: box top: "WILLIAM FULD/ Talking Board Set/ OUIJA/ TRADE MARK REG U S PAT OFF/ Mystifying Oracle/ TRADE MARK REG U S PAT OFF/ PARKER BROTHER, INC. * SALEM, MASS., U.S.A." screen printed: on each side of the box: "Parker Brothers Inc/ No 60
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1967
eMuseum Object ID: 
42641
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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