The Game of Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded

Classification: 
Date: 
1888
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Open (board): 16 1/4 × 16 7/8 in. (41.3 × 42.9 cm) Container (box): 1 3/4 × 17 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (4.4 × 43.8 × 24.1
Description: 
"The Game of Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded" board game consisting of board, four lead game pieces (running messenger boys on round bases), in wooden box with cover illustrations of boy in blue uniform and cap running, a boy handing a letter to a man at a desk and a stock ticker; box cover inscribed, "GAME/ OF THE/ TELEGRAPH/ BOY/ OR/ MERIT/ REWARDED/ Copyrighted 1888 by/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW-YORK"; bi-fold paper covered cardboard gameboard 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 at lower right corner.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.323
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ OF THE/ TELEGRAPH/ BOY/ OR/ MERIT/ REWARDED/ Copyrighted 1888 by/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ 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: 
44073
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Game of Mail, Express or Accommodation

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1920
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 22 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 56.5 x 37.1 cm )
Description: 
"The Game of Mail, Express or Accommodation" board game in a paper covered cardboard box with a flap on the right side to hold the playing pieces; chromolithographed board applied across the bottom half of the box; box cover lithographed with an illustration of a speeding train and a signal; cover inscribed, "Game of/ MAIL, EXPRESS/ OR ACCOMMODATION/ MADE IN U.S.A./ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U.S.A."; board chromolithographed with a map of the United States; thirty-five train and mail cards, two cardboard spinners with metal arrows and four wooden playing pieces; directions printed on the underside of the box cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.322
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game of/ MAIL, EXPRESS/ OR ACCOMODATION/ MADE IN U.S.A./ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U.S.A."
Gallery Label: 
After Milton Bradley acquired McLoughlin Brothers in 1920, the firm reproduced a few McLoughlin games under its own label. The Game of Mail, Express or Accommodation, originally copyrighted by McLoughlin Brothers in 1895, was updated with a new box cover featuring bold, streamlined design more likely to appeal to modern consumers.
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: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
44072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Limited Mail and Express Game

Classification: 
Date: 
1894
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 21 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 53.7 x 35.9 cm )
Description: 
"The Limited Mail and Express Game" board game in a paper covered cardboard box with a drawer in the lower half to hold the playing pieces; chromolithographed board applied across the bottom half of the box; box cover lithographed with illustrations of a mailman delivering mail, a horse-drawn coach, a train, empty railroad tracks and menunload sacks from a train; cover inscribed, "THE LIMITED MAIL/ AND EXPRESS/ GAME/ Copyright 1894 by/ PARKER BROS/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A."; board chromolithographed with a map of the United States; 31 train cards and three metal train playing pieces; directions applied to the underside of the box cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.333
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE LIMITED MAIL/ AND EXPRESS/ GAME/ Copyright 1894 by/ PARKER BROS/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1894
eMuseum Object ID: 
44070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Game of Penny Post

Classification: 
Date: 
1892
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Open (board): 20 × 19 1/4 in. (50.8 × 48.9 cm) Container (box): 1 5/8 × 21 × 11 1/2 in. (4.1 × 53.3 × 29.2 cm)
Description: 
"The Game of Penny Post" board game with twenty-eight cardboard letters, a cardboard spinner with a metal arrow and a bi-fold paper covered cardboard game board in a paper covered cardboard and wood box; board chromolithographed with a grid of named streets, blocks filled with buildings, each numbered and a post office in the center; label applied to the reverse of the board inscribed, "THE GAME OF/ PENNY POST/ PUBLISHED BY/ Parker Brothers, Salem, MASS."; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a post office with a carriage in front and a medallion portrait of a postal carrier; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "THE GAME OF/ PENNY/ POST/ PUBLISHED & COPYRIGHTED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.321
Marks: 
lithographed: on the board label: "THE GAME OF/ PENNY POST/ PUBLISHED BY/ Parker Brothers, Salem, MASS." lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME OF/ PENNY/ POST/ PUBLISHED & COPYRIGHTED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1892
eMuseum Object ID: 
44069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of Ba-a Ba-a Black Sheep

Classification: 
Date: 
1888
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 9.2 x 12.4 cm )
Description: 
"Game of Ba-a Ba-a Black Sheep" card game with 31 playing cards with chromolithographed images of the "The Black Sheep", "Little Boy who lives down the Lane", "The Black Sheep's Master", and the "The Black Sheep's Dame" in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a black sheep and a small girl with an umbrella; box inscribed, "GAME OF/ BA-A/ BA-A/ BLACK/ SHEEP/ COPYRIGHTED 1888 McLOUGHLIN BROS, N. Y."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.693
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ BA-A/ BA-A/ BLACK/ SHEEP/ COPYRIGHTED 1888 McLOUGHLIN BROS, N. Y."
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: 
44068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Familiar Quotations

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 8.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description: 
"Familiar Quotations" card game with 42 playing cards and an instruction sheet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a man reading to a woman, both in ca. 1820's dress; box cover inscription, "FAMILIAR/ QUOTATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.531
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "FAMILIAR/ QUOTATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
44067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

White Squadron

Classification: 
Date: 
1896
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Description: 
"White Squadron" card game with 52 playing cards with images of a battleship chromolithographed on the backs, faces depict U.S. battleships and their statistics, and two advertising cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed, "EDUCATIONAL GAMES/ No 1108/ WHITE/ SQUADRON/ COPYRIGHTED 1896, BY/ THE FIRESIDE GAME CO./ THE CINCINNATI GAME CO./ SUCCESSORS/ CINCINNATI, U.S.A."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.503
Marks: 
printed: on the box cover: "EDUCATIONAL GAMES/ No 1108/ WHITE/ SQUADRON/ COPYRIGHTED 1896, BY/ THE FIRESIDE GAME CO./ THE CINCINNATI GAME CO./ SUCCESSORS/ CINCINNATI, U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1896
eMuseum Object ID: 
44066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

In the White House

Classification: 
Date: 
1896
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 7 x 9.8 cm )
Description: 
"In the White House" card game with 48 playing cards with images of the White House chromolithographed on the backs; faces depict each president and his accomplishments; paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed, "1115/ IN THE/ WHITE HOUSE/ COPYRIGHTED 1896, BY/ THE FIRESIDE GAME CO./ THE CINCINNATI GAME CO./ SUCCESSORS/ CINCINNATI, U.S.A."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.504
Marks: 
printed: on the box cover: "1115/ IN THE/ WHITEHOUSE/ COPYRIGHTED 1896, BY/ THE FIRESIDE GAME CO./ THE CINCINNATI GAME CO./ SUCCESSORS/ CINCINNATI, U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1896
eMuseum Object ID: 
44065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Commander of Our Forces: A Game for Old and Young

Classification: 
Date: 
1863
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.7 x 9.5 cm )
Description: 
Card game "The Commander of Our Forces: A Game for Old and Young" with 80 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a Union commander on horseback leading a large group of marching men, and a small image of the Monitor and the Merrimac; box cover inscribed, "The/ COMMANDERS/ OF OUR/ FORCES./ A/ GAME/ FOR OLD AND YOUNG./ PUBLISHED BY E. C. EASTMAN CONCORD N. H."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.680
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "The/ COMMANDERS/ OF OUR/ FORCES./ A/ GAME/ FOR OLD AND YOUNG./ PUBLISHED BY E. C. EASTMAN CONCORD N. H."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1863
eMuseum Object ID: 
44064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

English History

Classification: 
Date: 
1894
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 21.3 x 14 cm )
Description: 
Card game "English History" with 37 playing cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with the inscription, "ENGLISH/ HISTORY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A." in a banner surrounded by images of "EDWARD III AT CALAIS", "RICHARD III AT BOSWORTH FIELD", "KING JOHN SINGING MAGNA CHARTA" and the royal British shield with identifying inscriptions.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.624
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "ENGLISH/ HISTORY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A./ COPYRIGHT 1894./ EDWARD III AT CALAIS/ RICHARD III AT BOSWORTH FIELD/ KING JOHN SINGING MAGNA CHARTA"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1894
eMuseum Object ID: 
44063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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