Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 14 x 19 cm )
Description: 
"Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist" stencil kit with 37 stencils, an instruction booklet and 12 tracings in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a little boy wearing a fez in an "Islamic-style" room painting a snow scene; box cover inscribed, "DRAWING/ STENCILS/ FOR OUR/ Little ARTIST./ No. 2"
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.403
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "DRAWING/ STENCILS/ FOR OUR/ Little ARTIST./ No. 2"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
44143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Drawings Made Easy for the Kindergarten

Classification: 
Date: 
1897
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 7 x 5 in. ( 2.5 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description: 
"Drawing Made Easy for the Kindergarten" stencil kit with ten stencils and two tracings in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a little girl in glasses painting in a book; box cover inscribed, "DRAWING MADE EASY/ FOR the/ KINDERGARTEN/ FOR/ LITTLE FOLKS/ SET No. 2/ 10 KINDS/ COPYRIGHT 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.404
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "DRAWING MADE EASY/ FOR the/ KINDERGARTEN/ FOR/ LITTLE FOLKS/ SET No. 2/ 10 KINDS/ COPYRIGHT 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1897
eMuseum Object ID: 
44142
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fascination

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Wood, paper, cardboard
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/8 x 6 x 6 in. ( 3.5 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description: 
"Fascination" skill game with a round wooden board, a top and five wooden marbles in a paper covered cardboard box; board has eight drilled holes around the edge labeled 1 through 8; box cover chromolithographed with a hand spinning a top on the "Fascination" board; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "FASCINATION/ Published by/ SELCHOW & RIGHTER, NY".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.271
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "FASCINATION/ Published by/ SELCHOW & RIGHTER, NY"
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: 
44118
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

American Wizard Instructor

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1870
Medium: 
Wood, glass, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 14.3 x 14 cm )
Description: 
"American Wizard Instructor" table game with a paper disc in a wooden box with sliding lid; on cover printed inscription, "THE/ AMERICAN/ WIZARD/ ELECTRICAL/ INSTRUCTOR./ GEOGRAPHICAL/ COPYRIGHT"; one paper disc pasted to glass case inside box.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.751
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ AMERICAN/ WIZARD/ ELECTRICAL/ INSTRUCTOR./ GEOGRAPHICAL/ COPYRIGHT"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
44117
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Checkered Game of Life

Classification: 
Date: 
1866
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper, bone
Dimensions: 
Open (board): 13 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (33.7 × 34.3 cm)
Description: 
"The Checkered Game of Life" board game with two paper covered cardboard gameboards and box to hold the playing pieces; boards chromolithographed with red and peach checkerboard paths from "Infancy" to "Happy Old Age"; reverse of boards printed, "THE/ Checkered/ GAME/ OF/ LIFE. PUBLISHED BY/ MILTON BRADLEY & CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."; box cover lithographed with the inscription"THE/ CHECKERED GAME/ OF/ LIFE."; playing pieces include a paper instruction sheet, a wooden and cardboard teetotem and four bone playing pieces.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.496a
Marks: 
lithographed: on the reverse of the board: "THE/ Checkered/ GAME/ OF/ LIFE. PUBLISHED BY/ MILTON BRADLEY & CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS." lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ CHECKERED GAME/ OF/ LIFE."
Gallery Label: 
The marriage of spiritual values and worldly achievement first appeared in Milton Bradley's inaugural game, The Checkered Game of Life. As in the Mansion of Happiness, the game taught lessons of success achieved through virtuous living. However, Bradley's game also secularized the notion of virtuous living by rewarding material accomplishments. To celebrate the centennial of the game in 1960, Milton Bradley issued The Game of Life, which traced the steps from high school graduation to retire.
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: 
1866
eMuseum Object ID: 
44116
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Letter Carrier

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 21.6 x 36.8 cm )
Description: 
"The Letter Carrier" board game with 104 cardboard letters, a cardboard spinner with a metal arrow, four wooden playing pieces and a paper board applied to the bottom half of the cardboard box; board chromolithographed with a grid of named streets, blocks filled with buildings, each numbered and a post office in the center; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a postal carrier handing a letter to a woman in a doorway; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "THE/ Letter/ Carrier/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.339
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ Letter/ Carrier/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK".
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
44114
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of District Messenger Boy

Classification: 
Date: 
1886
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 21.6 x 36.8 cm )
Description: 
Game of District Messenger Boy" board game consisting of board, cardboard spinner with a metal arrow and four wooden playing pieces in a paper covered wood and cardboard box with cover illustration of a boy in a blue uniform and cap running while carrying a letter in his right hand; box cover inscribed, "Game/ of/ DISTRICT/ MESSENGER/ BOY/ Copyrighted 1886 by/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."; board is a grid of green squares, with almost every box marked with description or instruction, such as "Advance to BOX INSPECTOR," with illustrations in the upper corners and the directions printed across the bottom.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.721
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game/ of/ DISTRICT/ MESSENGER/ BOY/ Copyrighted 1886 by/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1886
eMuseum Object ID: 
44113
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Game of District Messenger Boy

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1888
Medium: 
Cardoard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 16 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 42.2 x 42.5 cm )
Description: 
"Game of District Messenger Boy" board game consisting of board and four wooden playing pieces, in a paper covered wood and cardboard box with cover illustration of three boys in blue uniforms and caps riding bicycles; box cover inscribed, "THE GAME OF/ DISTRICT MESSENGER BOY/ 5231/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ INCORPORATED/ NEW YORK"; board is in the form of a maze, with almost every box marked with description or instruction, such as "Advance to BOX INSPECTOR," with illustrations of stock tickers at each corner and the directions printed across the bottom.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.345
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME OF/ DISTRICT MESSENGER BOY/ 5231/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ INCORPORATED/ 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: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
44112
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of the Telegraph Boy

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1888
Medium: 
Cardoard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 16 1/2 x 18 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 41.9 x 47.3 cm )
Description: 
"Game of the Telegraph Boy" board game with a paper covered cardboard board inserted into a paper covered cardboard box with cover illustrations of boy in blue uniform and cap on a bicycle; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF THE/ TELEGRAPH BOY/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NEW YORK"; board in the form of a octagon maze, with some boxes marked with description or instruction, such as "Advance to BOX INSPECTOR," with illustration at each corner and spinner (missing arrow) at lower right corner.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.342
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF THE/ TELEGRAPH BOY/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NEW YORK"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
44111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ferrilude or Game of Beasts

Classification: 
Date: 
1873
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 7.3 x 2.9 cm )
Description: 
"Ferrilude or Game of Beasts" card game with 63 playing cards, each printed with information about a single or group of animals in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with a group of animals playing cards including a kangaroo, a lion, a bear and a monkey; box cover inscribed, "FERRILUDE/ OR/ Game of Beasts/ WEST & LEE GAME COMPANY, WORCESTER, MASS./ Patented Sept. 2, 1873 Price Fifty Cents."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.501
Marks: 
printed: on the box cover: "FERRILUDE/ OR/ Game of Beasts/ WEST & LEE GAME COMPANY, WORCESTER, MASS./ Patented Sept. 2, 1873 Price Fifty Cents."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1873
eMuseum Object ID: 
44110
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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