Brooklyn Bridge Block Ball Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1883-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 18 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Long, rectangular mechanical puzzle with twenty-five balls and twenty-five blocks; lithographed image on the cover and inside of the Brooklyn Bridge with steamships and sailing vessels in the harbor below; cover and interior inscribed, "B B B B PUZZLE/ BROOKLYN BRIDGE BLOCK BALL PUZZLE/ THE B. B. B. B. PUZZLE."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.730ab
Inscriptions:
lithographed: on the cover and the interior: "B B B B PUZZLE/ BROOKLYN BRIDGE BLOCK BALL PUZZLE/ THE B. B. B. B. PUZZLE."
Gallery Label:
This challenging combination puzzle depicts New York's majestic Brooklyn Bridge, opened for surface traffic in 1883, and the East River teeming with steamships and sailing vessels.
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41861
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of City Life or the Boys of New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
card: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)
Box: 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. ( 15.9 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Card game with box and 42 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of a fireman, and a runaway carriage; cover inscribed, "THE GAME/ OF/ CITY LIFE/ OR THE/ BOYS/ OF/ NEW/ YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS.N.Y.;" 42 playing cards each with an image of a man, his profession, and the points.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.749
Gallery Label:
The Game of City Life reflects American fascination with New York as a "sin city." The game's cards contain vivid illustrations of "the scenes, characters, and incidents common to life in a large city," including wife beater, cruel woman, strong-minded woman, street gamin, rum seller, defaulting bank cashier, capitalist, dude, and the corner loafer.
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:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
41859
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Ring Toss
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Cardboard, wood
Dimensions:
Box: 15 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 39.4 x 22.5 x 4.8 cm )
Overall: 3/4 x 7 in. (1.9 x 17.8 cm)
Description:
Table game with box, three balsa wood rings covered with cotton sleeves and and a wooden ring catcher with two feet and two turned and painted wooden dowels; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of two children playing "Ring Toss" in front of a fountain; missing two dowels.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.278a-k
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "GAME OF RING TOSS/ RBLISS/ 399"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Criss Cross Spelling Slips
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/4 x 9 x 10 in. ( 3.2 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
"Criss Cross Spelling Slips" puzzles in a paper covered cardboard box, with cover illustration of two children playing "Criss Cross Spelling Slips"; box cover inscribed, "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ SET TWO/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS N. Y."; forty-eight strips of cardboard forming six different pictures of animals such as a wolf and a lion, with each letter of a description of the animal printed on each strip; interior of the box cover printed with the vendor's label.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.426
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ SET TWO/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS N. Y."
printed: on label on underside of box cover: "From SMITH'S/ TEMPLE OF FANCY/ Books, Stationary, Toys,/ Fancy Goods, &c./ FREDERICK, - MARYLAND."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
41779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
American Fire Department: A Sectional Picture Toy
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1882
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 19 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
"American Fire Department: A Sectional Picture Toy" with five chromolithographed picture puzzles of fire vehicles including a Hook and Ladder, Chemical Wagon, Steam Pumper, Fire Patrol Wagon and a pumper in a wooden box with an applied paper label; box cover chromolithographed with fire fighters at a burning building, one on a ladder, one holding a rescued child and one holding a trumpet; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "AMERICAN/ FIRE DEPARTMENT/ A SECTIONAL/ PICTURE/ TOY/ PATENTED MAY 30. 1882/ MILTON BRADLEY & Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.422
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "AMERICAN/ FIRE DEPARTMENT/ A SECTIONAL/ PICTURE/ TOY/ PATENTED MAY 30. 1882/ MILTON BRADLEY & Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
41776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Exciting Laughable New Game, Pillow-Dex
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1896
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper, cord
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 7 x 5 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 17.8 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
"Pillow-Dex" table game with six sets of paper instructions, an envelope to hold balloons and four sets of wooden blocks and cord that make the dividing line in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a family playing pillow-dex around a parlor table; box cover inscribed, "FUN FOR ALL AGES/ THE EXCITING/ LAUGHABLE/ NEW GAME/ "PILLOW-/ DEX"/ TRADE/ MARK/ PARKER/ BROTHERS/ Copyright 1896/ by/ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ SALEM MASS USA".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.415
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "FUN FOR ALL AGES/ THE EXCITING/ LAUGHABLE/ NEW GAME/ "PILLOW-/ DEX"/ TRADE/ MARK/ PARKER/ BROTHERS/ Copyright 1896/ by/ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ SALEM MASS USA"
Gallery Label:
In Pillow Dex, a precursor of Ping-Pong, players volleyed a balloon over a net stretched across the parlor table. Introduced by Parker Brothers in the 1890s, Pillow Dex was one of the most heavily advertised games of the period.
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:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
41775
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sectional Animals
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 7 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 18.7 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
"Sectional Animals" with twelve puzzles in various colors representing animals with their names underneath pictures: zebra, tiger, elephant, bear, lion, rhinoceros, seal, mice, camel, giraffe, monkey and foxes; in a paper covered cardboard box with cover illustration of a leopard; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "SECTIONAL/ ANIMALS"; inside of box stamped with pictures of puzzles when completed; base of box printed with an advertisment of books printed by Milton Bradley Co.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.414
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "SECTIONAL/ ANIMALS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41774
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Railroad ABC and Picture Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1903
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Each (block): 2 1/2 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. (6.4 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Set of nine picture blocks in a paper covered wood and cardboard box; each long side of the blocks depict a different scene including horse-drawn circus carts, a train, a camel train and roman soldiers; the short sides of the paper covered wooden blocks are printed with letters and numbers; box cover lithographed with an image of a train; box cover inscribed, "RAILROAD/ ABC/ AND/ PICTURE/ BLOCKS/ COPYRIGHT 1903 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.228
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "RAILROAD/ ABC/ AND/ PICTURE/ BLOCKS/ COYRIGHT 1903 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
41737
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Simple Simon and other Rhymes
Classification:
Date:
1906
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 27 x 23.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"Simple Simon and other Rhymes" children's book with 8 pages of nursery rhymes accompanied by chromolithographed images; chromolithographed cover of "Simple Simon riding donkey; cover inscribed, "SIMPLE/ SIMON/ COPYRIGHTED 1900 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK./ JACk & JILL SERIES."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.225
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "SIMPLE/ SIMON/ COPYRIGHTED 1900 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK./ JACk & JILL SERIES."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1906
eMuseum Object ID:
41736
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tom Thumb Nesting Block
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden nesting alphabet block (hollow) covered in paper; top printed with sequence of letters, "RST/ UVW/ XYZ"; sides with chromolithographed illustrations from the story of Tom Thumb; one side lithographed with the inscription, "TOM THUMB nest/ BLOCKS".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.223
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41735
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.























