Hood's Sarsaparilla Book of Parlor Games
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1896
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 1/8 in. ( 18.1 x 11.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"Hood's Sarsaparilla Book of Parlor Games" children's book with 32 pages of parlor games; chromolithographed image of a girl in a pink dress holding a cat and standing beside a dog on the front cover; front cover printed with the inscription, "Hood's/Sarsaparilla Book of/ PARLOR GAMES/ COPYRIGHTED AND PUBLISHED BY/ C.I. HOOD & CO./ APOTHECARIES./LOWELL, MASS."; back cover chromolithographed with an image of a family playing a parlor game.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.500
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "Hood's/Sarsaparilla Book of/ PARLOR GAMES/ COPYRIGHTED AND PUBLISHED BY/ C.I. HOOD & CO./ APOTHECARIES./LOWELL, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
43752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Aunt Louisa's Cube Puzzles: Yankee Doodle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 25.1 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
"Aunt Louisa's Cube Puzzles: Yankee Doodle" puzzle blocks in a wooden box with a sliding lid; chromolithographed image of Yankee Doodle in a white top hat, blue coat with stars and red and white striped pants riding a horse down a flight of stairs; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "AUNT LOUISA'S CUBE PUZZLES/ YANKEE DOODLE./ McLoughlin Bros., N.Y."; wooden blocks covered in paper and chromolithographed with six images including the one on the box cover and Yankee Doodle riding a horse through a group of injured and fleeing characterized Native Americans, Yankee Doodle signing the Declaration of Independence of a flag draped table with wigged men standing in the background, Yankee Doodle seated on the steps of the White House blowing cigar smoke a children play on the lawn and a personification Liberty looks on from the doorway, Yankee Doodle on a horse tipping his cap to British soldiers, a unicorn and a lion as the exit the country through a gate labeled "UNITED STATES", and Yankee Doodle riding his horse past cheering crowds.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.714
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "AUNT LOUISA'S CUBE PUZZLES/ YANKEE DOODLE./ McLoughlin Bros., N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
43751
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Authors
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 10.5 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
"Game of Authors" card game with 20 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a hand holding a card with an image of Shakespeare; box cover inscribed, "Game Of/ AUTHORS/ Manufactured by J. H. SINGER, New York, U.S.A./ PLAY CUCKOO FOR FUN."; instructions printed on the box cover.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.543
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game Of/ AUTHORS/ Manufactured by J. H. SINGER, New York, U.S.A./ PLAY CUCKOO FOR FUN."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The New Game of Pictorial Authors
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 6 x 8 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 15.2 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
"The New Game of Pictorial Authors" card game with 72 playing cards in a paper covered wood and cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne and birds and flowers; box cover inscription, "THE NEW GAME/ PICTORIAL AUTHORS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW-YORK./ COPYRIGHT 1889".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.536
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE NEW GAME/ PICTORAL AUTHORS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW-YORK./ COPYRIGHT 1889"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
43395
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait Authors
Classification:
Date:
1873-1876
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
each card: 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 9.8 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
"Portrait Authors" card game with 64 playing cards and an instruction sheet; instruction sheet titled "PORTRAIT AUTHORS.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.535
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
43394
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Authors: William Shakespeare
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 14 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
"Game of Authors: William Shakespeare" card game with 30 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a portrait of Shakespeare at his writing desk; box cover inscription, "GAME/ OF/ AUTHORS/ WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE./ 4051/ MILTON BRADLEY Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.529
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ OF/ AUTHORS/ WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE./ 4051/ MILTON BRADLEY Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43354
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Autograph Authors
Classification:
Date:
1886
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 4 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.1 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
"Autograph Authors" card game with 32 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a medallion portrait Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) surrounded by a laurel wreath; box cover inscription, "POPULAR/ EDITION/ AUTOGRAPH/ AUTHORS/ Copyrighted-1886-By McLoughlin Bros.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.528
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "POPULAR/ EDITION/ AUTOGRAPH/ AUTHORS/ Copyrighted-1886-By McLoughlin Bros."
Gallery Label:
The game of Authors, produced in a multiplicity of versions, was one of the best-selling educational card games of the late 19th century. Players build "suits" of cards composed of authors and their major works. The stars of Autograph Authors are famous writers of the time, including Mark Twain, (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens, who appears on the cover), James Fennimore Cooper, James Russell Lowell, and William Cullen Bryant.
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:
1886
eMuseum Object ID:
43353
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Authors
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 in. ( 2.2 x 12.1 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Authors" card game with 21 playing cards and an instruction card in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a medallion portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes over books; box cover inscription, "the/ GAME/ OF/ AUTHORS/ new/ Parker Brothers/ Salem, Mass., U.S.A.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.527
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "the/ GAME/ OF/ AUTHORS/ new/ Parker Brothers/ Salem, Mass., U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43352
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Musical Authors
Classification:
Date:
1882
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 11.4 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
"Game of Musical Authors" card game with 93 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a harp inside a laurel wreath; box cover inscription, "GAME OF/ MUSICAL AUTHORS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. PUBLISHERS/ NEW-YORK.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.526
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ MUSICAL AUTHORS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. PUBLISHERS/ NEW-YORK."
Gallery Label:
Musical Authors, a variation on the more popular Authors game, instructs players about famous composers -- such as Handel, Beethoven, Chopin, and Wagner -- and their major works.
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:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
43351
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game Vignette of Authors
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 5 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 14.3 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Vignette Authors" card game with 36 playing cards and an instruction sheet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a portrait of Longfellow and the inscription, "THE GAME OF/ VIGNETTE/ AUTHORS/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ PUBLISHED BY/ CLARK & SOWDON/ NEW YORK/ No. 210.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.522
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME OF/ VIGNETTE/ AUTHORS/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ PUBLISHED BY/ CLARK & SOWDON/ NEW YORK/ No. 210."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
43350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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