Chess India
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 12 in. ( 30.8 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
"Chess India" paper covered cardboard box top for a board game; cover of the box inscribed, "CHESSINDIA/ TRADE MARK/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ PUBLISHED/ BY/ CLARK & SOWDON/ NEW YORK." with an image of hunters riding an elephant, shooting at a tiger crawling up the elephant's backside.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.355
Marks:
lithographed: on the box top: "CHESSINDIA/ TRADE MARK/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ PUBLISHED/ BY/ CLARK & SOWDON/ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43834
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of India
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. ( 33.7 x 51.4 cm )
Description:
"Game of India" paper covered cardboard box top for a board game; cover of the box inscribed, "GAME OF/ INDIA/ 4292/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS." with an image of hunters riding an elephant, shooting at a lunging tiger.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.357
Marks:
lithographed: on the box top: "GAME OF/ INDIA/ 4292/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43833
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of India
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 9 x 9 in. ( 1.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
"Game of India" board game in a paper covered cardboard box; paper game board applied to the bottom half of the box; parchessi-style board labeled "HOME" in the center and hunters riding camels in star decorations in the four corners; cover of the box inscribed, "GAME OF/ INDIA/ MADE IN AMERICA/ 4188/ MILTON BRADLEY Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A." with an image of four men holding a chained tiger and men riding an elephant, sitting cross-legged; playing pieces include a spinner with a metal arrow and sixteen wooden playing pieces.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.358
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ INDIA/ MADE IN AMERICA/ 4188/ MILTON BRADLEY Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43832
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Uncle Josh's Trip
Classification:
Date:
1906
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
Description:
"Game of Uncle Josh's Trip" card game in a paper covered cardboard box; box with a polychrome lithographed cover with an image of a man reading a "Guide Book" and holding an umbrella; cover inscribed, "Game of/ UNCLE/ JOSH'S/ TRIP/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S NEW YORK."; box contains instruction booklet and 176 colored slips of paper printed with comical phrases, such as Squeaking Seagull, Fake Diamond Ring, etc.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.753
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game of/ UNCLE/ JOSH'S/ TRIP/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1906
eMuseum Object ID:
43831
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Auction
Classification:
Date:
1893
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 6 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Auction" card game with 16 merchandise cards depicting items such as a cow and a carriage, 62 money cards, and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; cover chromolithographed with an image of an auctioneer selling items to a group of men; box inscribed, "The/ GAME/ of/ Auction/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS./ SALEM, MASS. USA./ COPYRIGHTED 1893".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.683
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The/ GAME/ of/ Auction/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS./ SALEM, MASS. USA./ COPYRIGHTED 1893"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
43830
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Yankee Peddler or What Do You Buy?
Classification:
Date:
1865-1870
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 14 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
"Yankee Peddler or What Do You Buy?" card game with 11 polychrome vendor cards, 60 merchandise cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with an image of a man holding a clock in front of a horse drawn cart; box inscribed, "YANKEE PEDDLER/ OR WHAT DO YOU BUY."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.666
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "YANKEE PEDLAR/ OR WHAT DO YOU BUY."
Gallery Label:
From the outset of the American game industry until well into the 1870s, games were made by hand coloring engravings. This time-consuming and expensive process was typically executed by factory workers, usually low paid young girls.
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
43829
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
When My Ship Comes In
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 16.5 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
"When My Ship Comes In" card game with 83 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a polychrome image of a three masted ship at sail with land in the background; box cover inscribed, "WHEN/ MY SHIP * COMES IN/ GEO. S. PARKER & CO./ PUBLISHERS/ SALEM -- MASS."; playing cards printed with comical questions and answers on each card such as "When do you expect to get it?" and "When Uncle Sam owns the Continent."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.516
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "WHEN/ MY SHIP * COMES IN/ GEO. S. PARKER & CO./ PUBLISHERS/ SALEM -- MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
43827
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
How Silas Popped the Question
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1915
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 16.8 x 13 cm )
Description:
"How Silas Popped the Question" card game with 35 playing cards, an instruction booklet and an advertising card in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a man and a woman seated on a couch; box cover inscribed, "How/ Silas Popped/ the Question/ A GAME"; playing cards printed with comical questions and answers such as "How many false curls have you got?" and "I just dote on pork and beans."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.677
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "How/ Silas Popped/ the Question/ A GAME"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
43826
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Improved game of Snip, Snap, Snorum
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1887
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
"The Improved Game of Snip, Snap, Snorum" card game with 17 chromolithographed playing cards printed with characters such as "Doctor Suredeath" and "Mr. Pugnose Sly", two instruction cards, 22 counters numbered, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 and a packing slip in a paper covered cardboard box; cover printed with an image of an African American woman in a blue dress carring a red umbrella with three playing cards below; cover inscribed, "The/ Improved/ GAME/ of/ SNIP,/ SNAP,/ SNORUM./ COPYRIGHTED BY MCLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK, 1887."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.385
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover:"The/ Improved/ GAME/ of/ SNIP,/ SNAP,/ SNORUM./ COPYRIGHTED BY MCLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK, 1887."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
43825
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Snap
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 14 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
"Game of Snap" card game with 20 chromolithographed picture playing cards in a paper covered chromolithographed cardboard box; box cover printed with a boy wearing a red and green beret and a blue jacket, eating a cookie from a box labled "GINGER SNAPS"; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF/ SNAP/ THE WORLDS/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA/ MILTON BRADLEY CO./ 4073/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A."; instructions printed on the interior of the lid.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.698
Marks:
lithographed: on the over: "GAME OF/ SNAP/ THE WORLDS/ BEST GAMES/ BRADLEY'S/ MADE IN AMERICA/ MILTON BRADLEY CO./ 4073/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43824
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


















