Mansion of Happiness
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
overall (open): 15 x 18 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 38.1 x 47 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"The Mansion of Happiness" paper covered game board chromolithographed with a spiral oval path with sixty-six spaces, more than half printed with virtues and vices; board inscribed, "THE MANSION OF HAPPINESS./ AN INSTRUCTIVE MORAL AND ENTERTAINING AMUSEMENT/ Taylor & Adams Engravers,/ 29 Joy's Building Boston/ PUBLISHED BY D. P. IVES & CO., BOSTON, AND S. B. IVES, SALEM, MASS."; label applied to reverse of board inscribed, "MANSION/ OF/ HAPPINESS./ PUBLISHED BY/ S.B. IVES, Salem Mass.;/ E.G. SELCHOW & Co., N. York.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.436
Marks:
lithographed: on the board: "THE MANSION OF HAPPINESS./ AN INSTRUCTIVE MORAL AND ENTERTAINING AMUSEMENT/ Taylor & Adams Engravers,/ 29 Joy's Building Boston/ PUBLISHED BY D. P. IVES & CO., BOSTON, AND S. B. IVES, SALEM, MASS./Entered according to Act of C
Gallery Label:
In this earliest of American board games, players strove to attain the seat of Happiness at the center of the board by living a virtuous life. Based on the Puritan view that success is achieved through Christian deeds and goodness, games such as this reflected the dominant beliefs of pre-Civil War America.
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:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
42433
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Meteor Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, ceramic, paper, cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm )
Description:
"Meteor" marble game with 300 painted ceramic marbles in various colors, wooden playing board, cardboard playing board and instruction booklet in a wooden box with a sliding lid; box cover lithographed with an image of two children and their mother playing with the "Meteor" game and a set of building blocks; cover inscribed, "Meteor/ F.AD. RICHTER & CIE/ RUDOLSTADT, GERMANY,/ NEW-YORK, AMERICAN HOUSE: 215 CANAL STREET/ Made in Germany".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.287
Marks:
lithographed: on the lid: "Meteor/ F.AD. RICHTER & CIE/ RUDOLSTATDT, GERMANY,/ NEW-YORK, AMERICAN HOUSE: 215 CANAL STREET/ Made in Germany".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
42409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Cousin Peter's Trip to New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1898
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Paper covered cardboard game box cover lithographed with a bald, elderly man swinging a stool above his head; inscibed, "GAME of/ COUSIN PETER's/ TRIP TO/ NEW/ YORK/ COPYRIGHT/ 1898/ BY McLOUGHLIN BROS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.771
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "GAME of/ COUSIN PETER's/ TRIP TO/ NEW/ YORK/ COPYRIGHT/ 1898/ BY McLOUGHLIN BROS.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
42408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hood's Four-in-One Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1896
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 5 in. ( 4.4 x 18.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
"Hood's Four-in-One Puzzle" picture puzzle with 35 pieces in a paper covered cardboard box; includes a puzzle of the "Hood Laboratory", a square puzzle with a "Hood" saying, a hexagon puzzle with a "Hood" saying which all make a puzzle of the United States; box cover lithographed with a U.S. flag and inscribed, "Hood's Four=in=One Puzzle/ NAMELY:/ 'Our Country' Puzzle,/ 'Laboratory' Puzzle,/ 'Square' Puzzle,/ AND/ 'Hexagon' Puzzle./ An orignal and unique com-/ bination, fully explained by the/ Key inside./ PUBLISHED AND COPYRIGHTED 1896, BY/ C.I. HOOD & CO., Proprietors Hood's Sarsaparilla, Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.268
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "Hood's Four=in=One Puzzle/ NAMELY:/ 'Our Country' Puzzle,/ 'Laboratory' Puzzle,/ 'Square' Puzzle,/ AND/ 'Hexagon' Puzzle./ An orignal and unique com-/ bination, fully explained by the/ KEy inside./ PUBLISHED AND COPYRIGHTE
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
42407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hill's Spelling Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1869
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 14.9 x 19 cm )
Description:
Set of twelve cube blocks painted red or white with numbers, letters and images painted on each side, each letter has a word that begins with that letter below and the images are labeled such as "Sleigh" and "Omnibus"; paper covered wooden box chromolithographed with two children playing with blocks outdoors; cover inscribed, "HILL'S/ SPELLING/ BLOCKS/ No. 54/ S. L. HILL & SON. BROOKLYN N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.726
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "HILL'S/ SPELLING/ BLOCKS/ No. 54/ S. L. HILL & SON. BROOKLYN N.Y."
Gallery Label:
Spelling lessons were also ways to impart religious knowledge and patriotism. The images on blocks shifted from biblical ones to objects and scenes of daily life as the secular creed of patriotism superceded religious messages in the publicly-supported schools.
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:
1869
eMuseum Object ID:
42405
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hill's Spelling Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1858
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/8 x 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. ( 5.4 x 19.4 x 24.4 cm )
Description:
Set of twenty cube blocks painted red or white with numbers or letters painted on all six sides; wooden box with an applied label with the letter "B" and things that start with b such as a bat, a basket the bible, etc.; label inscribed, "HILL'S/ SPELLING BLOCKS/ PATENTED OCT. 12, 1858/ CAN BE USED TO SPELL/ ALL WORDS IN GENERAL USE,/ Set up Short Sentences, numerate any number in Figures, &c./ B begins Bible, Bottle and Bowl,/ B begins Bat to make Ball roll./ S. L. HILL, SOLE MANUFACTURERS WILLIAMSBURGH NY".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.286
Marks:
printed: on the label: "HILL'S/ SPELLING BLOCKS/ PATENTED OCT. 12, 1858/ CAN BE USED TO SPELL/ ALL WORDS IN GENERAL USE,/ Set up Short Sentences, numerate any number in Figures, &c./ B begins Bible, Bottle and Bowl,/ B begins Bat to make Ball roll./ S. L.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
42404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hill's Alphabet Blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 6 1/8 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 15.6 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Set of eighteen square blocks (one missing) painted red or white with numbers or letters painted on two sides; wooden box with an applied label with four children playing with blocks in a nursery with a mother looking on; label inscribed, "HILL'S/ ALPHABET BLOCKS/ S. L. HILL WILLIAMSBURGH NY".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.285
Marks:
lithographed: on the box label: "HILL'S/ ALPHABET BLOCKS/ S. L. HILL WILLIAMSBURGH NY".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
42403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Fifteen
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Strategy puzzle "The Game of Fifteen" with sixteen numbered square wooden pieces in a wooden box; paper label on the box top printed, "THE BOSS PUZZLE./ The game of Fifteen./ THE GEM PUZZLE./ THE NEW/ SOLITAIRE/ Place the Blocks in the Box irregularly, then move until in regular order/ without removing the blocks from the Box./ E. G. SELCHOW & Co./ NEW YORK/ SENT TO ANY ADDRESS FOR 25 Cts.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.266
Marks:
printed: on the paper label on the box top: "THE BOSS PUZZLE./ The game of Fifteen./ THE GEM PUZZLE./ THE NEW/ SOLITAIRE/ Place the Blocks in the Box irregularly, then move until in regular order/ without removing the blocks from the Box./ E. G. SELCHOW &
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
42402
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gypsy-Lore Fortune Telling Cards
Classification:
Date:
1932
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
box: 3 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 6 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
"Gypsy-Lore Fortune Telling Cards" card game with 43 fortune telling cards and an instruction card in a paper box; box printed on both sides with a profile portrait of a gypsy woman; box cover inscribed, "GYPSY-LORE/ FORTUNE TELLING/ CARDS/ REVEAL the FUTURE/ 45 CARDS OF/ PLAYING CARD QUALITY/ MADE IN U.S.A." on both sides.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.303
Marks:
lithographed: on the box: "GYPSY-LORE/ FORTUNE TELLING/ CARDS/ REVEAL the FUTURE/ 45 CARDS OF/ PLAYING CARD QUALITY/ MADE IN U.S.A." on both sides
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1932
eMuseum Object ID:
42401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Feast of Flowers: A Floral Game of Fortune
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1869
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 7.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
"The Feast of Flowers: A Floral Game of Fortune" card game with 54 playing cards and an instruction sheet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with a woman lounging and flowers; box cover inscribed, "THE/ Feast of Flowers/ A Floral Game of Fortune/ Boston/ Adams & Co., 25 Bromfield St.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.305
Marks:
printed: on the box cover: "THE/ Feast of Flowers/ A Floral Game of Fortune/ Boston/ Adams & Co., 25 Bromfield St./ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the / year 1869, by Adams & Co., in the Clerk's Office of/ the Dist. Court, for the Dist. of Mass
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:
1869
eMuseum Object ID:
42400
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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