Game of Sailor Boy
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, lead
Dimensions:
Open (board): 17 × 17 in. (43.2 × 43.2 cm)
Container (box): 1 5/8 × 17 1/4 × 9 in. (4.1 × 43.8 × 22.9 cm)
Description:
"Game of Sailor Boy" board game with a paper covered wooden spinner, two lead sailor figures and a paper covered cardboard board in a paper covered box; board with a papth of circles with images of home in two corners, a raft and a ship in the other two; board inscribed, "GAME OF/ SAILOR BOY/ RULES OF THE GAME/ Copyright and Published by J. H. SINGER, New York, U. S. A., 1889"; box cover lithographed with a dancing sailor boy on the deck of a ship; box cover inscribed, "GAME/ OF/ SAILOR BOY/ COPYRIGHTED & PUBLISHED/ J. H. SINGER, NEW YORK, U.S.A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.599
Marks:
lithographed: on the board: "GAME OF/ SAILOR BOY/ RULES OF THE GAME/ Copyright and Published by J. H. SINGER, New York, U. S. A., 1889"
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ OF/ SAILOR BOY/ COPYRIGHTED & PUBLISHED/ J. H. SINGER, NEW YORK, U.S.A.".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
42367
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Tiddledy Winks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, wood, ivory, glass
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 13.3 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
"Game of Tiddledy Winks" table game with 16 ivory playing pieces, a glass cup, and 10 wooden pins in a paper covered cardboard box; box top chromolithographed with an image of a Victorian family seated around a table playing "Tiddledy Winks"; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF/ TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ MILTON BRADLEY CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.578
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ MILTON BRADLEY CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Gallery Label:
Tiddledy Winks, first patented in England in 1889 and marketed to an adult audience, captivated Americans during the 1890s. The game's general concept is flicking a game piece (wink) with another instrument (tiddledy or squidger) to make the wink fly into the air. The modern spelling, tiddlywinks, came into use during the 1950s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42366
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Round Game of Tiddledy Winks
Classification:
Date:
1890
Medium:
Cardboard, wood, vegetable ivory
Dimensions:
box: 1 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 9.2 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
"The Round Game of Tiddledy Winks" table game with 13 vegetable ivory playing pieces and a wooden cup in a paper covered cardboard box; box top lithographed with an image of a cat skipping rope and winks flipping into a cup; box cover inscribed, "THE/ ROUND/ GAME of/ TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.577
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ ROUND/ GAME of/ TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
Tiddledy Winks, first patented in England in 1889 and marketed to an adult audience, captivated Americans during the 1890s. The game's general concept is flicking a game piece (wink) with another instrument (tiddledy or squidger) to make the wink fly into the air. The modern spelling, tiddlywinks, came into use during the 1950s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42365
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Go-Bang
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. ( 2.2 x 18.7 x 21.9 cm )
Description:
"Game of Go-Bang" board game with a checker board printed cardboard board and twenty wooden playing pieces; box cover chromolithographed with a Union soldier firing a cannon; box cover inscribed, "GAME/ of/ GO-BANG/ Manufactured by J. H. SINGER, New York."; directions printed on the box cover.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.381
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ of/ GO-BANG/ Manufactured by J. H. SINGER, New York."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42362
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Merry Game of Old Maid
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 12.1 x 9.2 cm )
each card: 3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 8.3 x 6 cm )
Description:
"The Merry Game of Old Maid" card game with 34 printed paper playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; cards printed in pairs with characters such as the barber, the old cat and the old bachelor; box chromolithographed with an image of a woman and three children playing cards; box cover inscribed, "The MERRY GAME of/ OLD MAID/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NY".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.635
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The MERRY GAME of/ OLD MAID/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42361
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hood's War Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 7 x 9.5 cm )
each card: 2 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
"Hood's War Game: U.S. vs. Spain" card came with 43 cards and an instruction card in a paper covered cardboard box; back of each card printed with a U.S. flag and the inscription, "Hood's Sarsaparilla/ Is the/ Best Money Can Buy."; each card printed with facts about the Spanish American War; label on box printed with a U.S. flag and the inscription, "HOOD'S/ WAR GAME/ U. S. vs. Spain./ PRICE 25 CENTS/ oR, WITH TRADE-MARK FROM ANY OF OUR/ PREPARATIONS, ONLY 10 CENTS/ IN STAMPS/ C. I. Hood Co.., LOWELL, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.602
Marks:
printed: on the back of each card: "Hood's Sarsaparilla/ Is the/ Best Money Can Buy."
printed: on the box cover: "HOOD'S/ WAR GAME/ U. S. vs. Spain./ PRICE 25 CENTS/ oR, WITH TRADE-MARK FROM ANY OF OUR/ PREPARATIONS, ONLY 10 CENTS/ IN STAMPS/ C. I. Hood
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
42360
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
St. Nicholas Series Comic Conversation Cards
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 15.9 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
"Comic Conversation Cards" card game paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a polychrome image a woman and a man playing cards in a parlor; box cover inscribed, "ST. NICHOLAS SERIES/ Comic/ Conversation Cards/ PUBLISHED BY J. OTTMANN LITH Co. N.Y.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.565
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "ST. NICHOLAS SERIES/ Comic/ Conversation Cards/ PUBLISHED BY J. OTTMANN LITH Co. N.Y.".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
42359
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ladies & Gentlemen's Conversation Cards
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 in. ( 3.2 x 8.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
"Ladies & Gentlemen's Conversation Cards" card game with 48 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a polychrome image of a stack of playing cards; box cover inscribed, "LADIES & GENTLEMENS/ CONVERSATION CARDS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. PUBS N.Y."; 24 playing cards printed with suggestive questions and 24 cards with answers such as "Have you not quite lately slighted, To who you'd gladly be united?" and "I could reply, but I would rather At one refer you to my father."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.559
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "LADIES & GENTLEMENS/ CONVERSATION CARDS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. PUBS N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42358
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Elite Conversation Cards
Classification:
Date:
1887
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 8.9 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
"The Elite Conversation Cards" card game with 48 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a polychrome image of a two cupids gathering flowers; box cover inscribed, "ThE/ ELITE/ SOCIAL & SENTIMENTAL/ CONVERSATION/ CARDS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, N.Y."; playing cards printed with suggestive questions and answers on each side of the card such as "Do you think one true love enough?" and "My conscience rests easy on that score."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.558
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "ThE/ ELITE/ SOCIAL & SENTIMENTAL/ CONVERSATION/ CARDS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, N.Y."
Gallery Label:
Courting couples uncomfortable with romantic conversation could break the ice with conversation cards, which contained humorous, flirtatious questions and answers. McLoughlin Brothers promoted the cards by claiming: "to bashful people they are a great blessing, not only furnishing an hour's amusement, but sometimes leading them to the gates of matrimony."
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:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
42357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
My Darling's Pictoral ABC
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 7 x 1/8 in. ( 27 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"My Darling's Pictoral ABC" children's book with 12 paper pages with lithographed images of objects and vignettes accompanied by letters of the alphabet; chromolithographed cover with a boy and girl reading an oversized book; back cover printed with advertisements; cover inscribed, "M Y LITTLE/ DARLING'S/ Pictor l/ A B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ PUBLISHERS N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.786
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "M Y LITTLE/ DARLING'S/ Pictor l/ A B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ PUBLISHERS N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
42356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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