The Elite Conversation Cards
Classification:
Date:
1887
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 8.9 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
"The Elite Conversation Cards" card game with 48 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with a polychrome image of a two cupids gathering flowers; box cover inscribed, "ThE/ ELITE/ SOCIAL & SENTIMENTAL/ CONVERSATION/ CARDS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, N.Y."; playing cards printed with suggestive questions and answers on each side of the card such as "Do you think one true love enough?" and "My conscience rests easy on that score."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.558
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "ThE/ ELITE/ SOCIAL & SENTIMENTAL/ CONVERSATION/ CARDS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, N.Y."
Gallery Label:
Courting couples uncomfortable with romantic conversation could break the ice with conversation cards, which contained humorous, flirtatious questions and answers. McLoughlin Brothers promoted the cards by claiming: "to bashful people they are a great blessing, not only furnishing an hour's amusement, but sometimes leading them to the gates of matrimony."
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:
42357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
My Darling's Pictoral ABC
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 7 x 1/8 in. ( 27 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"My Darling's Pictoral ABC" children's book with 12 paper pages with lithographed images of objects and vignettes accompanied by letters of the alphabet; chromolithographed cover with a boy and girl reading an oversized book; back cover printed with advertisements; cover inscribed, "M Y LITTLE/ DARLING'S/ Pictor l/ A B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ PUBLISHERS N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.786
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "M Y LITTLE/ DARLING'S/ Pictor l/ A B/ C/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ PUBLISHERS N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
42356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Roosevelt at San Juan
Classification:
Date:
1899
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 16.8 x 13 cm )
Description:
Card game "Roosevelt at San Juan" with fifteen playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; each card has questions and answers pertaining to the Spanish-American War printed on one side; box cover lithographed with a medallion portrait of Teddy Roosevelt and rough riders attacking; box cover inscribed, "ROOSEVELT/ AT/ SAN JUAN/ STARRY FLAG SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1899 CHAFFEE & SELCHOW, NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.766
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "ROOSEVELT/ AT/ SAN JUAN/ STARRY FLAG SERIES/ COPYRIGHT 1899 CHAFFEE & SELCHOW, NEW YORK."
Gallery Label:
From a patriotic series of five games inspired by the Spanish-American War (1898), Roosevelt at San Juan and Schley at Santiago Bay celebrated war heroes Theodore Roosevelt and Winfield Scott Schley while teaching facts about the recent war. Schley, hardly a household name today, was the U.S. Navy commodore in command of the Flying Squadron during the victorious battle of Santiago. A later investigation found Schley guilty of negligence and misconduct during the battle.
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:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
42355
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fighting with the Boers
Classification:
Date:
1902-1910
Medium:
Cardboard, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 15 in. ( 1.9 x 22.5 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Board game with board, box, fourteen wooden playing pieces, and one cardboard and metal spinner; board set into the bottom half of the box with multi-colored circles labeled "shoot" and retreat" arranged over a South African landscape; box cover has images of a Boer soldier on horseback, a medallion portrait of General Sir G.S. White and a portait of President Paul Kruger; box cover inscribed, "FIGHTING / with/ the/ BOERS/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS.,/ U. S. A.;" seven red wooden playing pieces and seven white wooden playing pieces.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.453
Marks:
printed: on the box cover: "FIGHTING/ with/ the/ BOERS/ GEN./ SIR G. S. WHITE./ PRESIDENT PAUL KRUGER/ PARKER/ BOTHERS/ SALEM, MASS., / U. S. A."
printed: on the interior of the cover: "Rules for Playing FIGHTING THE BOERS. A SIMPLE AND EXCITING GAME/ Ea
Gallery Label:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
42341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Golf
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. ( 25.7 x 48.6 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Golf" board game box top with a chromolithographed image of two woman and two men playing golf with two caddies in the background; box cover lithographed, "THE GAME OF/ Golf/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ Published by EDGAR O. CLARK,/ SUCCESSOR TO/ CLARk & SOWDON,/ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.270
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME OF/ Golf/ TOKALON SERIES/ TRADE MARK/ Published by EDGAR O. CLARK,/ SUCCESSOR TO/ CLARk & SOWDON,/ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42178
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Alphabetic Object Teacher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 5 x 5 in. ( 3.5 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
"Alphabetic Object Teacher" scroll game in a wooden box revealing a series of printed depictions of animals and objects each beside the letter of the alphabet each represents, such as "A" for apple and "B" for boat; the figures are chromolithographed on a long strip of paper which is housed on two spools and rotated by cranks;the underside of the box has a chromolithographed depiction of a woman on a bicycle.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.267
Marks:
chromolithographed: on the front: ALPHABETIC/ OBJECT/ TEACHER."
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
42173
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Excursion to Coney Island
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 5 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cardboard card game in a box with instruction booklet and 192 playing cards; box cover with black and white lithographed image of a crowd strolling and swimming at the beach with an inset image of a woman wearing a hat with ostrich feathers; cover inscribed, "EXCURSION TO/ CONEY ISLAND/ MILTON BRADLEY & CO./ SPRINGFIELD/ MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.750
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "EXCURSION TO/ CONEY ISLAND/ MILTON BRADLEY & CO./ SPRINGFIELD/ MASS."
Gallery Label:
The resort of Coney Island, connected to the rest of Brooklyn by several railroads, had attracted a multitude of leisure-seekers to its beaches and amusements by the late 19th century. Excursion to Coney Island is a variant of the Peter Coddle games.
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:
42015
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bulls and Bears: The Great Wall Street Game
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1936
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Open (board): 19 in. × 19 in. × 1/8 in. (48.3 × 48.3 × 0.3 cm)
Description:
Board game with board, instructions and box containing playing cards, paper money, six wooden playing pieces, four metal chairs and one die; square board (folds in two) with multi-colored spaces arranged around the edge and around a central image of a "Stock Pool;" label on outside of board and on box has images of a stock ticker, a bull, a bear and a photograph of the creator, Charles B. Darrow; labels inscribed, "BULLS and BEARS/ REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ A STOCK EXCHANGE GAME/ BY/ Charles B. Darrow/ (MONOPOLY, ETC.)/ Parker Brothers Inc/ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.298
Marks:
Lithographed: on the labels of the box and board: "BULLS and BEARS/ REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ A STOCK EXCHANGE GAME/ BY/ Charles B. Darrow/ (MONOPOLY, ETC.)/ Parker Brothers Inc/ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
42010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Young People's Geographical Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
each card: 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.9 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Card game "Young People's Geographical Game" with 30 playing cards and a instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an outline of North America over an image of Boston and an image of San Francisco; box cover inscribed, "YOUNG/ PEOPLE'S/ GEOGRAPHICAL/ GAME/ BOSTOn./ GOLDEN GATE./ PUBLISHED BY/ Parker Bros./ SALEM. MASS.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.621
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "YOUNG/ PEOPLE'S/ GEOGRAPHICAL/ GAME/ BOSTOn./ GOLDEN GATE./ PUBLISHED BY/ Parker Bros./ SALEM. MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
42009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Adirondack Rail Road
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Each (cars): 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (12.1 x 24.1 x 7 cm)
Part (engine): 3 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (9.5 x 19.1 x 5.7
Description:
Three car wooden train with twenty alphabet blocks stored inside the baggage and passenger cars; passenger car with lithographed illustrations on four sides of passenger in windows and inscribed, "ADIRONDACK RAIL ROAD/ LAKE PLACID" on two sides; baggage car lithographed on four sides with doors and inscribed, "ADIRONDACK RAIL ROAD/ BAGGAGE/ EXPRESS/ A. R. R./ 61" on two sides; all three sections on four sets of wheels; blocks lithographed on oneside with children holding the letters of the alphabet; opposite sides of the blocks form a puzzle with an image of a train and buffalo entitled, "ACROSS THE PLAINS".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.729
Marks:
lithographed: passenger car: "ADIRONDACK RAIL ROAD/ LAKE PLACID" on two sides
lithographed: baggage car: "ADIRONDACK RAIL ROAD/ BAGGAGE/ EXPRESS/ A. R. R./ 61" on two sides
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
42008
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


















