College Baseball Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 20 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 52.1 x 28.6 cm )
Description:
"College Baseball Game" board game in a paper covered cardboard box with a paper gameboard applied to the bottom half of the box and two wooden playing pieces; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of fans in the stands watching a baseball game; box cover inscribed, "THE COLLEGE/ BASEBALL GAME/ PARKER BROTHERS/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM, MASS./ U.S.A."; board represents a baseball diamond with directions printed across the bottom.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.348
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE COLLEGE/ BASEBALL GAME/ PARKER BROTHERS/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM, MASS./ U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
41988
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1887
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 3/4 x 24 x 1/4 in. ( 60.3 x 61 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Square game board (folds in two) with images of the first twenty two presidents depicted in medallions along the edges, red, white and blue spaces around images of the White House and Senate chambers draped in flags, acanthus leaves and U.S. Shields; blue label on the outside of the board inscribed, "THE/ Game of Politics/ OR THE/ Race for the Presidency./ COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY JEANIE P. CLARKE."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.725
Marks:
printed: on the label: "THE/ Game of Politics/ OR THE/ Race for the Presidency./ COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY JEANIE P. CLARKE."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
41974
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peter Coddle and His First Trip to New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 in. ( 12.1 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Card game with box, instruction booklet and 79 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of Peter Coddle carrying an umbrella and a traveling case with a bicyclist in the background; cover inscribed, "PETER CODDLE/ AND/ HIS FIRST TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.735
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "PETER CODDLE/ AND/ HIS FIRST TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The game of "Peter Coddle" in all its various editions was the most popular reading game of the 1880s and 1890s. The game was based around the story of a country boy's misadventures in New York City. Parker Brothers and the other major game manufacturers produced many variations, all neatly packaged in attractive boxes that were usually much larger than their contents required.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
41970
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Great Game Uncle Sam at War with Spain
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1898
Medium:
Cardboard, metal
Dimensions:
Open (board): 20 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 1/8 in. (52.1 × 52.1 × 0.3 cm)
Container (box): 9 1/4 × 4 × 1 1/2 in. (23.5 × 10
Description:
Board game with gameboard, playing pieces and box for the playing pieces; square board (folds in two) with lithographed illustrations of six American and six Spanish ships of war along the sides, the cities of Boston, Washington, New York, Morro Castle, Madrid and San Juan at the top and bottom, spaces in an oval around the center with maps of the Philippine Islands and Key West; board label inscribed "THE GREAT GAME/ UNCLE SAM/ AT/ WAR WITH SPAIN;" box cover label inscribed, "UNCLE SAM/ AT WAR WITH SPAIN/ Let the Americans show what they would have done had they/ been on Spanish War Vessels." playing pieces include two cardboard and metal spinners, 20 playing chips, two large indicators, and three die.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.724
Marks:
lithographed: board label: "THE GREAT GAME/ UNCLE SAM/ AT/ WAR WITH SPAIN"
lithographed: box label: box cover label inscribed, "UNCLE SAM/ AT WAR WITH SPAIN/ Let the Americans show what they would have done had they/ been on Spanish War Vessels./ COPYRI
Gallery Label:
The title and subtext on this game ("let the Americans show what they would have done had they been on Spanish War Vessels") reflects the overbearing pride felt by Americans after their victory in the Spanish-American War. Like other games attuned to the war theme, Uncle Sam at War with Spain tried to capitalize on the nationalistic emotions dominating the yellow press.
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:
41969
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Improved Game: Peter Coddle And His Latest Trip to New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 in. ( 16.8 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Card game with box, instruction booklet and 174 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of Peter Coddle wearing spectacles and carrying an umbrella with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background; cover inscribed, "THE IMPROVED GAME/ PETER CODDLE/ AND/ HIS LATEST TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.738
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "THE IMPROVED GAME/ PETER CODDLE/ AND/ HIS LATEST TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The game of "Peter Coddle" in all its various editions was the most popular reading game of the 1880s and 1890s. The game was based around the story of a country boy's misadventures in New York City. Parker Brothers and the other major game manufacturers produced many variations, all neatly packaged in attractive boxes that were usually much larger than their contents required.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41932
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rough Rider Ten-Pins
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Cardboard, Wood
Dimensions:
Box: 19 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 48.9 x 23.5 x 4.1 cm )
Each (pins): 8 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1/4 in. (21 x 8.9 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
"Rough Rider Ten-pins" table game with box and ten pins; cover of box lithographed with three "Rough Riders" on horseback, one carrying a pistol, one a sword and another a rifle, with a field of other riders in the background; cover inscribed, "ROUGH RIDER TEN-PINS/ RBLISS;" ten pins, with five different characters on horse back, two of each: "Cowgirl," "Rough Rider," "Indian," "Mexican," and "Cow/ Boy/ Dude" all supported by wooden stands painted pink.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.718a-l
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "ROUGH RIDER TEN-PINS/ RBLISS"
Gallery Label:
"Rough Riders" was the popular name for the 1st Regiment of the U.S. Cavalry Volunteers, organized largely by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War. Its members were mostly ranchers and cowboys from the West, with a sprinkling of adventurous blue bloods from eastern universities.
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:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
41931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Popular Game of Broadway
Classification:
Date:
1917
Medium:
Cardboard, wood
Dimensions:
Open (board): 18 3/4 in. × 19 in. × 1/8 in. (47.6 × 48.3 × 0.3 cm)
Description:
"The Popular Game of Broadway" board game with gameboard, playing pieces and box for the playing pieces; parchessi-style board with a park scene in the center and images of the "FLATIRON BUILDING, BROADWAY AND FIFTH AVENUE," "METROPOLITAN TOWER, BROADWAY AND MADISON SQUARE," "TIMES SQUARE, BROADWAY AND SEVENTH AVENUE," and the "WOOLWORTH BUILDING, BROADWAY AND CITY HALL PARK;" cover of the box and board label inscribed "The POPULAR/ GAME/ BROADWAY/ REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ PARKER BROTHERS, INC./ SALEM, MASS., AND FLATIRON BUILDING, NEW YORK" with images of the Woolworth Building and the Flatiron Building in the background; playing pieces include four dice cups, 15 playing chips and three markers.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.710
Marks:
lithographed: on the board: "FLATIRON BUILDING, BROADWAY AND FIFTH AVENUE," "METROPOLITAN TOWER, BROADWAY AND MADISON SQUARE," "TIMES SQUARE, BROADWAY AND SEVENTH AVENUE," and the "WOOLWORTH BUILDING, BROADWAY AND CITY HALL PARK"
lithographed: cover of
Gallery Label:
The gameboard of Broadway, a Big Apple version of Pollyanna, celebrates four of the historic thoroughfare's architectural landmarks and "cathedrals of commerce": the Metropolitan Life Tower (1909) at Madison Square, the Times Tower (1903) at Times Square, the Flatiron Building (1902) at Broadway and Fifth Avenue, and the Woolworth Building (1913) at City Hall Park. The game of Broadway offered players the thrill of the big city with the comforts of the parlor - a perfect armchair traveling...
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:
1917
eMuseum Object ID:
41898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Uncle Sam's Mail
Classification:
Date:
1893
Medium:
Cardboard, wood
Dimensions:
box: 21 3/4 x 10 x 2 1/2 in. ( 55.2 x 25.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Board game with box, board, and playing pieces; box cover lithographed with illustrations of a mailman delivering mail, a steamship, a horse-drawn coach, a train, a man riding a horse and letters streaming toward a mailbox; cover inscribed, "GAME of UNCLE SAM'S MAIL/ COPYRIGHTED 1893/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK;" rectangular board (folds in four) with a map of the United States; 144 mail cards, two dice cups, two pairs of dice, and four playing pieces.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.770
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "GAME of UNCLE SAM'S MAIL/ COPYRIGHTED 1893/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
Uncle Sam's Mail celebrates America's efficient postal system, which transported mail around the country by horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, and railroad. In the late 19th century, mail was delivered twice a day or more in cities, but country folk had to travel to post office boxes to pick up their mail. Only in 1896 did the U.S. Post Office begin "Rural Free Delivery." The goal of Uncle Sam's Mail, played on a board recreating a map of the United States crisscrossed by railroad tracks, is..
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:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
41894
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peter Coddle & His Trip to New York
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 in. ( 13.3 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Card game with (ab) box, (c) instruction booklet and (d-vvv)71 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of a bearded Peter Codle carrying a pumpkin, an umbrella and a traveling case; cover inscribed, "PETER CODLE/ & HIS TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ PUBLISHED BY J. H. SINGER NEW YORK"
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.745
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "PETER CODLE/ & HIS TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ PUBLISHED BY J. H. SINGER NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
The game of "Peter Coddle" in all its various editions was the most popular reading game of the 1880s and 1890s. The game was based around the story of a country boy's misadventures in New York City. Parker Brothers and the other major game manufacturers produced many variations, all neatly packaged in attractive boxes that were usually much larger than their contents required.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 17.1 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Card game with box, instruction booklet and 101 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of Peter Coddle riding a pig and carrying a traveling case, in the background is the Flatiron building, a police officer, and a woman and child; cover inscribed, "PETER CODDLE'S/ TRIP TO/ NEW YORK/ 4378/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.743
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "PETER CODDLE'S/ TRIP TO/ NEW YORK/ 4378/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A."
Gallery Label:
The game of "Peter Coddle" in all its various editions was the most popular reading game of the 1880s and 1890s. The game was based around the story of a country boy's misadventures in New York City. Parker Brothers and the other major game manufacturers produced many variations, all neatly packaged in attractive boxes that were usually much larger than their contents required.
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:
41892
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

















