The Game of Puss in the Corner

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 10.8 x 13.3 cm ) each card: 3 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 4.8 cm )
Description: 
"The Game of Puss in the Corner" card came with 32 playing cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; each polychrome lithographed card has an image of cats, mice, or rats; box cover lithographed with a cat in a window; box cover inscribed, "THE/ GAME/ OF/ PUSS/ IN THE/ CORNER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.596
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ GAME/ OF/ PUSS/ IN THE/ CORNER/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
42847
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Checker board

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1875
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
overall (open): 14 x 13 3/4 in. ( 35.6 x 34.9 cm )
Description: 
Bi-fold, paper covered, advertising checker board; interior of the board printed with red and black squares; each red square printed with a gold Indian head coin inscribed, "GOLD MEDAL/ IS THE BEST"; border around the squares printed with eight uses for "Gold Medal Soda Saleratus" and the brand and company name; one side of the reverse of the board printed with the gold Indian head coin, the other printed with a young girl in Victorian costume.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.511
Marks: 
lithographed: on each red square: "GOLD MEDAL/ IS THE BEST" lithographed: around the checks: "A LITTLE GOLD MEDAL DISSOLVED IN A GLASS OF WATER RELIEVES/ AND CURES DYSPEPSIA, SOUR STOMACH AND HEADACHE/ NEVER BE WITHOUT GOLD MEDAL OR TAKE/ AND OTHER IF YO
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
42831
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lotto

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1885
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, glass
Dimensions: 
Container (box): 2 1/2 × 7 7/8 × 5 1/8 in. (6.4 × 20 × 13 cm)
Description: 
"Lotto" a 'bingo'-type game with twenty-four printed cards, 89 wooden pieces each marked with a different number from 1 to 90 (missing 1) and one glass marker in a paper covered cardboard box; each card printed with three rows of nine rectangles, each having five numbers printed on them; box cover printed with the image of three children playing "Lotto" and a dog; box cover inscribed inscribed, "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."; instructions printed on the inside of the cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.468
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1885
eMuseum Object ID: 
42826
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lotto

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1885
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions: 
box: 2 3/8 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 6 x 19.7 x 13.3 cm ) each card: 6 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 17.5 x 9.8 cm )
Description: 
"Lotto" a 'bingo'-type game with twenty-four printed cards and 75 wooden pieces each marked with a different number from 1 to 89 (missing 10) in a paper covered cardboard box; each card printed with three rows of nine rectangles, each having five numbers printed on them; box cover printed with the image of three cats and inscribed, "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."; instructions printed on the inside of the cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.457
Marks: 
lithographed: on the cover: "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1885
eMuseum Object ID: 
42790
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Improved Fish Pond Game

Classification: 
Date: 
1888
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
Container (box): 1 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (3.8 × 43.8 × 10.8 cm)
Description: 
"The Improved Game of Fish Pond" in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of seven children sitting on a pier at the edge of the sea holding fishing lines; interior of the box decorated with a scene of pond containing lily pads and frogs, with 23 slits cut out in rows; 5 cardboard fish of various colors, with metal grommets to be caught by, and with their names printed on one side ("BASS", "SHAD") and numbers on the other; 1 wooden poles with string threaded through holes at end, with metal hooks at end of line; instructions printed on inside of cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.233
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ IMPROVED/ GAME OF/ FISH/ POND./ McLOUGHLIN BROS, NEW YORK./ COPYRIGHTED BY McLOUGHLIN BROS, NEW YORK, 1888"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1888
eMuseum Object ID: 
42776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Grandmama's Useful Knowledge

Classification: 
Date: 
1887
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm ) each card: 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
"Grandmama's Improved Game of Useful Knowledge" card game with 97 cards and an instruction and answer booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; each numbered card is printed with a question; answers are printed in a booklet with an image of an old woman printed on the blue paper cover; booklet inscribed, "DIRECTIONS and ANSWERS / TO/ GRANDMA'S/ GAME of USEFUL KNOWLEDGE./ McLOUGHLIN BROS., manufacturers,/ NEW YORK"; box cover lithographed with a woman and child viewing an exhibit of stuffed animals; cover inscribed, "GRANDMAMA'S/ IMPROVED/ GAME./ OF/ USEFUL/ KNOWLEDGE/ McLOUGHLIN/ BROS./ N.Y.".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.623
Marks: 
printed: on the instruction booklet:"DIRECTIONS and ANSWERS / TO/ GRANDMA'S/ GAME of USEFUL KNOWLEDGE./ McLOUGHLIN BROS., manufacturers,/ NEW YORK" lithographed: on the box cover: "GRANDMAMA'S/ IMPROVED/ GAME./ OF/ USEFUL/ KNOWLEDGE/ McLOUGHLIN/ BROS./ N
Gallery Label: 
McLoughlin Brothers introduced the successful "Grandmama's" series of educational card games in 1887. Players assumed the role of "scholars" and designated one participant to act as "preceptor." Scholars tested their knowledge answering questions posed on cards, and the preceptor confirmed or corrected them from the companion book of answers. In addition to the Game of Useful Knowledge, other subjects in the Grandmama's game series included geography, arithmetic, Bible studies, and riddles.
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: 
1887
eMuseum Object ID: 
42769
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Little Folks Color Kit

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, paint and string
Dimensions: 
Container (box): 1 × 21 × 18 1/2 in. (2.5 × 53.3 × 47 cm)
Description: 
Child's paint and color kit in a paper covered cardboard box; box has five compartments filled with 31 water color cards printed with farm animals, 25 crayon cards with molded images of exotic animals and farm animals, a paintbrush, 2 tissue paper instruction sheets, and five paper numbers; in three compartments, black strings are run through to hold missing paint tubes and brushes; one compartment has three attached wooden paint pots; box cover lithographed with a young girl seated at an easel painting a Venitian canal scene; cover inscribed, "LITTLE FOLKS/ COLOR KIT/ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.494
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "LITTLE FOLKS/ COLOR KIT/ MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
42754
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The New Folding Doll House

Classification: 
Date: 
1894
Medium: 
Paper covered cardboard
Dimensions: 
overall (closed): 13 x 12 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 33 x 32.7 x 3.2 cm )
Description: 
Paper covered cardboard folding doll house in a cross-form with four lithographed rooms including a dining-room, kitchen, parlor and bedroom; cover lithographed with an image of two girls playing with the doll house on a table; cover inscribed, "THE/ NEW/ FOLDING/ DOLL HOUSE"; interior of the cover printed, "The/ New Folding/ Doll House/ PATENTED JAN 30TH 1894./ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.412
Marks: 
lithographed: on the cover: "THE/ NEW/ FOLDING/ DOLL HOUSE" printed: interior of the cover: "The/ New Folding/ Doll House/ PATENTED JAN 30TH 1894./ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1894
eMuseum Object ID: 
42752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Soldier Ten-Pins

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions: 
Each (soldier): 6 1/8 x 2 x 7/8 in. (15.6 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm) Container (box): 1 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (3.8 × 22.2 ×
Description: 
"Soldier Ten-Pins" table game in a box with twelve lithographed paper "British soldiers" or pins on wooden stands, three missing stands and a wood and metal gun; each soldier printed with a number on its reverse; paper covered cardboard box with an image of two British soldiers and a cannon lithographed on the cover; box cover inscribed, "SOLDIER/ TEN-PINS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. New York."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.477
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "SOLDIER/ TEN-PINS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. 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: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
42748
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game of War at Sea or Don't Give Up the Ship

Classification: 
Date: 
1898
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, paper, lead
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 7/8 x 23 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. ( 4.8 x 59.1 x 41.3 cm )
Description: 
"Game of War at Sea or Don't Give Up the Ship" board game with the board set into the base of the box and twenty painted lead battleships; the board represents the ocean and land from Halifax, Canada to Brazil with the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, Cuba and other landmarks indicated; the ocean is represented as light blue and blue checkerboard; cities are indicated by the flag of the country they belong to including New York (U.S. flag), Winnipeg (Canadian flag), Havana (Spanish flag); flap at the bottom of the board lifts to reveal a compartment to store the lead ships; cover of box with a lithographed image of a U.S. battleship at sea; box cover inscribed, "Game/ of/ WAR/ AT SEA/ OR/ 'DON'T/ GIVE UP/ THE SHIP/ COPYRIGHT 1898 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK.'"
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.465
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game/ of/ WAR/ AT SEA/ OR/ 'DON'T/ GIVE UP/ THE SHIP/ COPYRIGHT 1898 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK.'" printed: on the interior of the box cover: "/ Copyright 1898/ by McLOUGHLIN BROS./ THE GAME OF ..../ WAR AT SEA;/ or,
Gallery Label: 
The subtitle of this game quotes the famous words of War of 1812 hero Captain James Lawrence. War at Sea, whose object is to see which fleet could sweep the sea clear of the other, was inspired by the United States' naval victories in the Spanish-American War (1898). The tabloid papers covering the war, especially those of William Randolph Hearst, stirred up patriotic fervor with incendiary headlines and pictorial supplements, eagerly studied by young boys.
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: 
1898
eMuseum Object ID: 
42747
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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