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Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper

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Spinette
1906
Games of Cats and Mice, Gantalope and Lost Diamond
ca. 1875
Fine Parlor Croquet
ca. 1880
The Home Fish Pond
ca. 1890
English History
1894
American Fire Department: A Sectional Picture Toy
1882
Locomotive Picture Puzzle
1887
Little Red Ridinghood
ca. 1890
When My Ship Comes In
ca. 1888
The Errand Boy: An Amusing Game
1891
Grandma's Game of Useful Knowledge
1901
Gems of Art
1880
Bulls and Bears: The Great Wall Street Game
1936
Game of Black Cat
ca. 1885
Sectional Animals
1900-1920
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
ABC Cubes
ca. 1885
The Game of Nations
ca. 1898
Dominoes
ca. 1875
The Troublesome Donkeys
1898
Grandmama's Improved Geographical Game
1887
Mimic War
1890-1900
Dresses Worn by the "First Ladies" of the White House (Paper Doll Cut-outs)
1937
Improved Game of Tiddledy Winks
1890
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
ca. 1890
Hill's Spelling Blocks
1869
The Game of Commercial Traveler
ca. 1895
Game of Steeplechase
1880-1920
Game of Mythology
1884
The Improved Game of Star Authors
1886
Jerome Park Steeple Chase
ca. 1885
Jim Crow Ten Pins
1890-1910
Jack Straws New Edition
ca. 1895
Picture Puzzle Steamship
1896
The Good Old Game of Corner Grocery
1887
The New York Battleship Puzzle
ca. 1898
India: An Oriental Game
ca. 1895
Lotto
ca. 1890
16-4-52-34 Puzzle
1891
The Commander of Our Forces: A Game for Old and Young
1863
Criss Cross Spelling Slips
ca. 1885
Locomotive Picture Puzzle
1887
The New and Amusing Game of H. M. S. Pinafore
1879
Yankee Peddler or What Do You Buy?
1865-1870
Tiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
The Game of Fish Pond
ca. 1890
Magic Dots for Little Tots
1907
Excursion to Coney Island
1875-1900
Dissected Pucture Puzzle Series No. 2
ca. 1880
The Game of Sir Hinkle Funny-Duster
ca. 1903
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1880
Six Puzzle Pictures: Dame Trott and Her Cat
ca. 1880
Game of Flags of All Nations
1903
The Fortune Teller
1905
Post Office Game
1897
Game of Old Maid
ca. 1900
Alphabet Birds
1885
Game of Lost Heir
ca. 1885
A. D. T. Messenger Boy
ca. 1910
Game of Bicycle Race
1895
The Young Athlete
1898
The Meteor Game
ca. 1900
Bradley's Toy Village Fire Deparment Set
1909
Game of the Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded
ca. 1888
Authors
ca. 1890
Game of Illustrated Authors
ca. 1885
Games of Jerome Park Steeple Chase, Balky Horse and Pool
ca. 1880
Peter Coddle's Trip to the World's Fair
1939
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
ca. 1890
Pigs in the Clover
ca. 1875
Game of Bagatelle
1898
The Premium Game of Logomachy or War of Words
1889
Lotto
ca. 1890
The New and Improved Game of Fish Pond
1890
In the White House
1896
The Game of City Life or the Boys of New York
1889
Blown Up Steamer and Fire Engine Puzzle
ca. 1885
The Game of Domino
ca. 1895
The Game of Auction
1893
Dissected Outline Map of the United States of America
ca. 1900
Game of War at Sea or Don't Give Up the Ship
1898
The T. A. Snider Diamond Puzzle
ca. 1890
Alphabetic Object Teacher
ca. 1875
Clemen's Silent Teacher: Dissected Map of the U.S., State of Illinois
ca. 1900
Pretty Picture Blocks
ca. 1890
The Doctors and the Quack: A Game
ca. 1887
The Ideal Puzzle Cubes
1892
Young Folks Historical Game
ca. 1890
The Board Game Old Maid
ca. 1900
Grandmama's Improved Geographical Game
1887
Life's Mishaps: A Merry Game and Domino Rex
ca. 1880
Brandreth Columbian ABC for the Little Ones
1876
Crossing the Ocean
1893
Hill's Alphabet Blocks
ca. 1875
The Game of Basket Ball
1898
Mansion of Happiness
1864
The Game of Naval War
1898
The Good Old Game of Corner Grocery
ca. 1887
Authors Improved
ca. 1890
The Game Vignette of Authors
ca. 1890
An Amusing Game of Horse Show
ca. 1890
Peter Coddle Tells of his Trip to Chicago
ca. 1890
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
1888
Rambles Through Our Country
1890
Telegraph Messenger
ca. 1890
Donkey Party Game
1901
India: An Oriental Game
1895
Lotto
1895
Game of Fish Pond
ca. 1890
White Squadron
1896
Brooklyn Bridge Block Ball Puzzle
1883-1900
Jack the Giant Killer
1895
St. Nicholas Series Game of Snap
ca. 1900
Game of Uncle Josh's Trip
1906
Games of Monopolist, Marniner's Compass and Ten Up
1878
Soldier Ten-Pins
ca. 1890
Transparent Slate
1873
The Game of Golf
ca. 1890
The Sawyer Sunday Blocks
ca. 1890
The New Game of Illustrated Proverbs
ca. 1880
The Comical Game of Who?
ca. 1910
Aunt Louisa's Cube Puzzles: My Mother
ca. 1888
Chiromagica or the Hand of Fate
1901
Game of Pussy and Three Mice
1890
Game of Mail Express or Accommodation
1895
Little Boys and Girls ABC
1884
Game of Leap Frog
ca. 1890
Game of District Messenger Boy or Merit Rewarded
1886
Game of Golf
1896
A New Dissected Map of the United States
ca. 1887
The Brownie's Scroll Puzzles: Skating and Snowballing
1891
Game of the District Messenger Boy or Merit Rewarded
ca. 1886
Tiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
Game of Musical Authors
1882
The Donkey Party Game
1901
St. Nicholas Series Peter Coddles
ca. 1890
Peter Coddle's Trip
ca. 1905
The Newport Yacht Race
ca. 1891
The New Pretty Village Church Set
1897
Grandmama's Improved Game of Riddles
1887
Prize Mother Goose Pictures Dissected
1884
CombinationTiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
Fish Pond: A Popular Game
ca. 1880
Familiar Quotations
ca. 1890
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
The Darktown Fancy Ball Puzzle
1894
Lost Heir
1875
Game of India
ca. 1890
Games of Go-bang, Tivoli and Fox and Geese
ca. 1878
The New Folding Doll House
1894
Ferrilude or Game of Beasts
1873
Fighting with the Boers
1902-1910
The Sectional Steamer & Hose Puzzle
ca. 1885
Happy Families Card Game
ca. 1880
The Comical Game of Who?
ca. 1910
Home Games for Little Girls
ca. 1870
The Hand of Fate Fortune Telling Game
1901
The Professional Game of Baseball
ca. 1890
Railroad Old Maid
ca. 1890
Natural History Jingles
1880
The Home Primer
1861-1870
Soldiers on Guard
ca. 1900
Game of Race Around the World
1898
The New Game of Hunting
1904
Grandmama's Sunday Game of Bible Questions: New Testament
1887
Goody Two Shoes Spelling Game
ca. 1880
Game of Messenger Boy
ca. 1897
Eclectic Authors
ca. 1890
The Game of Authors
ca. 1890
Swing a Peg
ca. 1900
Game of Star Authors
ca. 1890
Cash: Honesty is the Best Policy
ca. 1890
The New Game of Migration
1890
Improved History Cards
1884
Diamond Picture Puzzles: Birds
ca. 1890
O'Grady's Goat: A Merry Game
ca. 1895
Game of Frog Pond
1890
Game of Ba-a Ba-a Black Sheep
1888
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
Map of the United States Puzzle: Each State Cut Separate
1894
The Comical Game of Snap
ca. 1910
Game of India
ca. 1890
Games of John Gilpin, Rainbow Backgammon and Bewildered Travelers
ca. 1875
Little Folks Color Kit
ca. 1890
Game of the Telegraph Boy
ca. 1888
Roosevelt at San Juan
1899
Mother Goose Picture Puzzle
ca. 1890
Fire Engine Picture Puzzle
ca. 1880
The Game of What D'ye Buy
ca. 1895
Instantaneous Transformation Picture: Landscape of Ancient Rhymes
ca. 1890
The Great American Centennial Exhibition Puzzle Blocks
1875
Game of Baseball
1886
The Game of Dont's and Old Maid
1905
The White Squadron Picture Puzzle: U.S. Cruiser No. 12 "Pirate"
1892
Little Learner's ABC
1899
Puzzle blocks
ca. 1870
Picture puzzle
1898
The Popular Steeple Chase Game
ca. 1890
The New Game of Familiar Quotations from Popular Authors
1887
Birdie Blocks
1898
ABC & Picture Blocks: The House That Jack Built
1897
Authors
ca. 1890
Autograph Authors
1886
A Trip to Paris: A New and Laughable Game
ca. 1870
The Three Bears and Life's Mishaps
1898
Dry Land Fish Pond game
ca. 1880
Rival Policemen
1896
The Game of Watermelon Patch
1896
Great Battlefields: A Parlor Game
1886-1888
Sectional Birds
ca. 1890
The New Game of King's Quoits
1893
Bulls and Bears: The Great Wall Street Game
1883
The Game of Penny Post
1892
Peter Coddle & His Trip to New York
1875-1900
Setto: Game of Syllables
1882
Jack Straws
ca. 1890
Chess India
ca. 1890
Picture blocks
1876
Grandmama's Useful Knowledge
1887
The Game of District Messenger Boy
ca. 1888
The Elite Conversation Cards
1887
Literary Salad
1890
Sliced Flowers
ca. 1880
Mother Goose Melodies Set to Music
1901
The New Game of Teddy's Bear Hunt
1907
Parlor Football Game
1891
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
The North Atlantic Squadron Picture Puzzle
1898
Major's Alphabet
ca. 1890
Chiromagica
ca. 1870
The Brownie Blocks
1891
The Derby Steeplechase
1890
What Do You Buy?
ca. 1885
Model Building Blocks
1870
Theatre Imperial
1888
The Game of Fish Pond
1899
Game of Authors: William Shakespeare
ca. 1890
Game of the Diamond Heart
1902
The Improved Game of Fish Pond
1890
The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
Learn to Write Scroll Game
ca. 1900
Game of Bicycle Race
1891
Prize Animals
1883
Toonin Radio Game
ca. 1926
Cats on the Wall
1885-1900
The Limited Mail and Express Game
1894
Game of Uncle Sam's Mail
1893
Anagrams: The New Popular Spelling Game
ca. 1900
The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day
1874
Game of India
ca. 1890
Picture blocks
ca. 1900
The Improved Fish Pond Game
1888
Game of District Messenger Boy
1886
Ladies & Gentlemen's Conversation Cards
ca. 1890
The Improved Game of Fish Pond
1890
The Myriopticon Rebellion: A Historical Panorama
ca. 1875
The House That Jack Built
1891
The New Pretty Village Boathouse Set
1897
College Football Game
1897
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
The Game of Store
ca. 1890
Yankee Doodle
1899
Happy Harry Ring Toss
ca. 1920
Little Workers Picture Cubes
1901
Peter Coddle
ca. 1900
Mixed Pickles
ca. 1890
Chopped Up Niggers: Puzzles to Put Together
ca. 1875
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Game of Authors
ca. 1900
Portrait Authors
1873-1876
The New Game of Pictorial Authors
1889
Game of Bang
1903
Hook Fish Pond
ca. 1890
A Peep at the Circus
1887
Little Goldenlocks & the Three Bears: A Pleasing Game
1890
The Jolly Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Prize Birds Dissected
1883
The Fire Engine Picture Puzzle
ca. 1920
Komical Konversation Kards: A Kuriously Kontrived Kaptivating Kuriosity
1893
The Game of Mail, Express or Accommodation
ca. 1920
The Popular Game of Broadway
1917
Anagrams and Other Letter Games
ca. 1910
The Improved Game of Snap
1889
Mansion of Happiness
1894
Christmas Blocks, Picture Stories and Rhymes
1890
Lotto
ca. 1885
The Letter Carrier
ca. 1890
Hood's War Game
ca. 1898
The Game of Snap
1872
The Historiscope Panorama and History of Americas
ca. 1875
Linen A * B * C Book: First Steps
1899
Young Folks Geographical Game
ca. 1890
Cycling: A Fascination Game
ca. 1900
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1932
Commerce
ca. 1900
The House That Jack Built
1891
The Game of Dr. Busby: America's Oldest Game
ca. 1900
Noddles Astray: Eight Merry Games
1884
The Game of Peter Coddles
ca. 1890
Farrago
1882
The Starry Banner ABC and Pretty Picture Blocks
1898
The Game of Leap Frog
ca. 1870
The Game of Authors
ca. 1890
Game of Authors
ca. 1890
The Game of Tri-Bang
1888
Fish Pond
1909
Automobile Scroll Puzzle
1903
American Cities
1893
Game of India
ca. 1895
Sliced Birds: A Companion of Sliced Animals
ca. 1885
Magnetic Fish Pond
ca. 1891
The Game of Guess Again
ca. 1890
The Game of Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded
1888
Rough Rider Ten-Pins
ca. 1898
Anagrams: A Prize game
ca. 1900
The Smashed Up Locomotive
ca. 1890
The Mansion of Happiness
1895
A B C Blocks
ca. 1883
Lotto
ca. 1885
The Checkered Game of Life
1866
The Merry Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Premium Game Logomachy or War of Wars
1875
The Home History Game
1909
A B C of Comic Animals
1897
The Peculiar Game of My Wife and I
ca. 1890
Game of College Boat Race
1900
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1900
The Country Fair
ca. 1891
The Game of Ring Toss
ca. 1890
Billy Bumps Visit to Boston: A Reading game
ca. 1888
Mother Goose's Party or the Merry Game of Old Maid
1887
Hurdle Race: It is Great Sport
ca. 1905
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
The Brownie's Picnic: A Picture Puzzle
1894
Game of Four and Twenty Blackbirds
1908
Game of Authors
ca. 1890
Aunt Louisa's Cube Puzzles: Yankee Doodle
ca. 1888
Lost in the Woods
ca. 1890
Fish pond
ca. 1890
The Cow Scroll Puzzle
1898
American Eagle Educational Series: Geography
ca. 1890
Games of Pilgrim's Progress, Going to Sunday School and Tower of Babel
1875
Picture blocks
ca. 1900
Picture Puzzle Blocks
ca. 1890
Chivalry: The Greatest Modern Board Game of Skill
1880-1890
The New and Improved Game of Fish Pond
1890
The News Boy Game
1895
The Improved Game: Peter Coddle And His Latest Trip to New York
1875-1900
The Golden Eagle Anagrams: A Prize game
1889
The Game of Lost Heir
ca. 1900
Dissected Map of the United States
1887
Picture blocks
ca. 1900
Checker board
ca. 1875
American Wizard Instructor
ca. 1870
Game of Go-Bang
ca. 1890
Mystic Cubes or the Spelling Bee Game
1891
Push toy
ca. 1900
My Darling's Pictoral ABC
ca. 1890
The Game of Dr. Busby
1843
Advance and Retreat: A Game of Skill
1900
Uncle Sam's Mail
ca. 1900
Game of Words and Sentences
ca. 1885
Crandall's Great Acrobats
ca. 1875
'Round the World Joe
ca. 1890
Old Maid
ca. 1900
The Funny Game of Hit or Miss
ca. 1900
The Card Game of United States History
1900
Gavitt's Stock Exchange
1903
Game of Yuneek
1889
The London Game
1898
Hood's Sarsaparilla Book of Parlor Games
1896
Jack the Giant Killer
1890
The New Pilgrim's Progress
1893
Historical Puzzle Box
ca. 1900
Home Baseball Game
1900
The Checkered Game of Life
ca. 1910
The Game of the World's History
1894
Uncle Raphael's Puzzle: Chromos. No. 2
1872
Game of the Man in the Moon
1901
Game of Fish Pond
1890
A. D. T. Messenger Boy
ca. 1910
The Great Game Uncle Sam at War with Spain
1898
Anagrams Double Eagle: A Prize Game
ca. 1890
The Game of Auction
1893
Dissected Map of the United States
1887
Young Folk's Cube Puzzle: Little Bo Peep
ca. 1875
The Game of Puss in the Corner
ca. 1890
Fascination
ca. 1890
The Round Game of Tiddledy Winks
1890
Round the World with Nellie Bly
ca. 1890
Yankee Doodle
ca. 1900
The Golden ABC
ca. 1875
Game of Dr. Busby
ca. 1890
The Game of Cat
1898
The Feast of Flowers: A Floral Game of Fortune
1869
The Good Old Game of Proverbs
ca. 1890
The Picture Alphabet
ca. 1875
Game of Peter Coddles
1883-1895
The Game of Old Maid as Played by Mother Goose
1892
Pike's Peak or Bust
1895
The Cash Boy
ca. 1885
Choice Thoughts from Longfellow
1890
Picture Puzzle
ca. 1890
Vignette Authors
1874
Picture puzzle
ca. 1895
Ouija: Mystifying Oracle
1967
British Soldiers Past and Present
ca. 1894
Simple Simon and other Rhymes
1906
Game of Napoleon: The Little Corporal
1895
Game of Old Maid
ca. 1885
Game of Snap
ca. 1885
The Giant Nest of ABC and Picture Blocks
ca. 1900
100 Soldiers on Parade
ca. 1900
Twenty-five Soldiers on Parade
ca. 1900
Peter Coddle and His First Trip to New York
ca. 1890
The Merry Game of Country Auction
1880-1890
Game of Visit to Camp
1870-1886
Columbus Scroll Puzzles
1893
Games of Ambuscade, Constellations and Bounce
ca. 1875
The Whirlpool Game
ca. 1899
Drawings Made Easy for the Kindergarten
1897
The Game of Tiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
Around the World with Nellie Bly
ca. 1910
Uncle Sam Scroll Game
ca. 1888
Home ABC
ca. 1890
The Popular Game of Tiddledy Winks
1897
Romany: The New Fortune Telling Game
1899
Gypsy-Lore Fortune Telling Cards
1932
Ben Hur or the Chariot Race
1899
Chiromagica
ca. 1870
Game of Where Do You Live?
ca. 1890
The Jolly Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
The Lively Game of Scramble
1896
The Yacht Race Game
ca. 1887
What's His Name?
1902
The Yacht Puzzle
1870-1890
Jigsaw puzzle
1890-1920
The Pretty Village
1890
Sliced Animals Improved or Spelling Made Easy
ca. 1880
The Sociable Telephone
1902
Komikal Konversation Kards
ca. 1890
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
1888
The Railroad ABC and Picture Blocks
1903
Yankee Doodle: A Game of American History
1895
Palmistry
ca. 1910
Game of Snap
ca. 1890
Nesting alphabet blocks
ca. 1900
Grandmama's Geographical Game
ca. 1910
Pit: Exciting Fun for Everyone
1919
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
1887
The Game of Rough Riders
ca. 1900
Peter Coddles Esq. and his Trip to New York
1883-1895
Blown Up Steamer a Fire Engine Puzzle
ca. 1885
Games of Checkers, Backgammon and Toussel
ca. 1875
Picture puzzles (8)
1896
Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist
ca. 1890
Game of Sailor Boy
1889
Spedem Auto Race Game
1929
Crandall's Masquerade Blocks
ca. 1875
The Game of Phoebe Snow
1909
Game of Dr. Fusby, M.D., A. S. S.
ca. 1890
Robbing the Miller
1888
The Game of Fifteen
1870-1880
The Railroad Game
ca. 1900
Post Office Game
ca. 1897
Tiddledy Winks
1890
The Black Cat Fortune Telling Game
1897
The Game of Tight Rope
1870
Peter Coddles Dinner Party
1890-1900
Hidden Titles: Fun for Parties
ca. 1910
Eddie Cantor's New Game: Tell It to the Judge
1936
Round the World with Nellie Bly
1890
Cut Up Rink: Fun on Roller Skates
1883-1895
Spin It
ca. 1926
History Up to Date
ca. 1904
Magnetic Jack Straws
1891
Sectional Animals
ca. 1900
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
1889
The Game of Jack Sprat
1888
The Improved game of Snip, Snap, Snorum
1887
Little Pet's Picture Blocks
ca. 1885
Grandmama's Geographical Game
1900
Game of Luck
1909
College Baseball Game
ca. 1890
Game of Little Volunteer
1898
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
The American Yacht: A Marine Sectional Puzzle
ca. 1895
The World's Educator
1887
Game of War
ca. 1900
The new Game of Cock Robin and His Tragic Death
ca. 1880
Madame Le Normand's Cards of Fortune
ca. 1882
The Horseless Carriage Race
1900
Game of the Stubborn Pig
ca. 1910
The Premium Game of Logomachy or War of Words
1889
Game of Dr. Fusby
ca. 1880
Game of the Spider's Web
1898
Hill's Alphabet Blocks
ca. 1875
The Game of Jolly Tars
ca. 1895
The Improved Game of Fish Pond
ca. 1890
A New Dissected Map of the World with a Picture Puzzle of the Capitol at Washington
1888

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