The ABC of Feathers and Songs
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Each (block): 2 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13 x 3.2 cm)
Box: 1 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 40 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
"The ABC of Feathers and Songs" with twelve paper covered wooden picture blocks in a paper covered cardboard box; each block with birds on two sides, short sides with a goose in military uniform and the ends with letters from the alphabet; box cover chromolithographed with five birds in a park and in surrounding tree branches; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "A/ B/ C/ OF/ FEATHERS/ AND/ SONGS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.275
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "A/ B/ C/ OF/ FEATHERS/ AND/ SONGS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44320
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Little Pet's Picture Blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Container (box): 2 × 11 × 7 5/8 in. (5.1 × 27.9 × 19.4 cm)
Description:
"Little Pet's Picture Blocks" with twelve paper covered wood picture and alphabet blocks in a paper covered cardboard and wood box; each square block chromolithographed with a letter on each side and objects that begin with that letter such as "V" with a vine, a vase and a violin; box cover chromolithographed with blocks A, B and C and the inscription, "LITTLE/ PET'S/ PICTURE/ BLOCKS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW-YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.227
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "LITTLE/ PET'S/ PICTURE/ BLOCKS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW-YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
44319
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nursery Rhyme Nesting Blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 6 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (16.5 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
Description:
Nine wooden nesting alphabet blocks (hollow) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters of the alphabet or numbers across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of animal vignettes with captions around the sides.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.240
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44318
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nest of Picture and ABC Blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 6 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (15.2 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
Description:
Five wooden nesting alphabet blocks (hollow) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters of the alphabet across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of animal vignettes with captions around the base, such as "This dandy Cat a walking goes, drest gaily in his Sunday clothes."; largest block printed on one side, "Nest OF/ PICTURE/ AND A B C/ BLOCKS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.222
Marks:
lithographed: on one side of the largest block: "Nest OF/ PICTURE/ AND A B C/ BLOCKS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44317
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nesting alphabet blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (7.9 x 7 x 7.3 cm)
Description:
Five wooden nesting alphabet blocks (partial set) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters in alphabet across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of circus animals, vignettes and children in various poses.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.291
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44315
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nesting blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 3 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (9.5 x 11.1 x 11.4 cm)
Description:
Six wooden nesting alphabet blocks (partial set) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters in alphabet, numbers or multiplication tables across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of animals and children in various poses.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.242
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44314
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Giant Nest of ABC and Picture Blocks
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 5 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (14.6 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
Description:
Twelve wooden nesting alphabet blocks (hollow) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters in alphabet, numbers, multiplication tables or the days of the week and the months of the year across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of animals, boats, relgious vignetts and children in various poses; largest block printed on the top, "The Giant/ Nest of A.B. C./ and/ Picture Blocks".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.221
Marks:
lithographed: on the largest block, across the top: "The Giant/ Nest of A.B. C./ and/ Picture Blocks"
Gallery Label:
Nested blocks, consisting of a series of successively smaller hollow blocks that fit neatly one inside the other, were invented by toy manufacturer Jesse Crandall in 1881. They continue as a staple of children's play today.
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of the Man in the Moon
Classification:
Date:
1901
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 14 x 14 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 35.6 x 37.5 cm )
Description:
"Man in the Moon" board game with 24 circular wooden playing pieces and a paper gameboard applied to the bottom half of a paper covered cardboard box with wooden aprons; board chromolithographed as a checkerboard showing the phases of the moon, surrounded by a floral border; box cover chromolithographed with a personified moon wearing red and white striped stockings, black tie shoes and a ruffled collar with red bow tie; box cover inscribed, "GAME/ of/ THE/ MAN/ IN THE/ MOON/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.497
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ of/ THE/ MAN/ IN THE/ MOON/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
The famous McLoughlin Brothers' game Man in the Moon commands some of the highest prices in today's collectibles market. Players test their skill on a gleaming checkerboard decorated with alternating full and crescent moons while attempting to surround and capture their opponent's discs or "men." The competitor who succeeds in reducing his opponent to one man wins the game: the remaining player becomes the "Man in the Moon."
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:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
44311
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chivalry: The Greatest Modern Board Game of Skill
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Open (board): 16 1/2 × 16 in. (41.9 × 40.6 cm)
Description:
"Chivalry: The Greatest Modern Board Game of Skill" board game with 40 playing pieces half red, half white and a paper instruction booklet in a paper box; paper covered cardboard board with a blue and yellow checkerboard with battle scenes and castles in the corners; board inscribed, "CHIVALRY/ COPYRIGHTED 1888 BY GEO. S. PARKER & CO/ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ Published By/ PARKER BROS. SALEM, MASS."; board label with two knights jousting and the inscription, "CHIVALRY/ THE GREATEST MODERN/ BOARD GAME OF/ SKILL/ GEO. S. PARKER & CO./ PUBLISHERS, SALEM, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.234
Marks:
lithographed: on the board: twice, " "CHIVALRY/ COPYRIGHTED 1888 BY GEO. S. PARKER & CO/ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ Published By/ PARKER BROS. SALEM, MASS."
lithographed: on the board label: "CHIVALRY/ THE GREATEST MODERN/ BOARD GAME OF/ SKILL/ GEO. S. PARKER
Gallery Label:
In 1887, George Parker touted his newly-introduced Chivalry as "the Best game in 2,000 years." Unlike the typical Victorian-era board games, Chivalry had complex rules and demanded strategic skill to win. The game proved a flop with the public but was reissued years later as Camelot, with new rules and greater commercial success.
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:
44310
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Magnetic Fish Pond
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1891
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
overall (open): 12 1/4 x 14 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. ( 31.1 x 37.1 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
"Magnetic Fish Pond" board game in a paper covered cardboard and wooden box with an illustration on cover consisting of six caricatured children (including an African-American minstrel character) fishing in a glass aquarium while standing on books and a stool; box cover inscribed, "MAGNETIC/ FISH POND/ COPYRIGHT 1891/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK"; fold-open board sits in the bottom of the box and is decorated with an underwater scene including an octopus, a marlin spearing another fish, a seahorse, lobster, sea ray and assorted fish; 18 cardboard fish of various colors, with metal grommets and metal rings to be caught by, and with names printed on one side ("BLUEFISH") and the number "36" on the other; 2 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:
2000.594
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "MAGNETIC/ FISH POND/ COPYRIGHT 1891/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
44309
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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