Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
Card game with box, instruction booklet and 98 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of Peter Coddle riding a turtle and being chased by a dog, in the background is a street scene with a police officer, and horse and carriage; cover inscribed, "PETER CODDLE'S/ TRIP TO NEW YORK/ MILTON BRADLEY CO.,/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.736
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "PETER CODDLE'S/ TRIP TO NEW YORK/ MILTON BRADLEY CO.,/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Gallery Label:
The popular Peter Coddle's Trip to New York, produced in many versions by multiple manufacturers, reflects the nation's awareness of a growing urban/rural split and a fascination with the sights and achievements of America's largest city. In this humorous word game, players draw cards with phrases that are inserted into the story of the country bumpkin's urban adventures.
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:
41862
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooklyn Bridge Block Ball Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1883-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 18 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Long, rectangular mechanical puzzle with twenty-five balls and twenty-five blocks; lithographed image on the cover and inside of the Brooklyn Bridge with steamships and sailing vessels in the harbor below; cover and interior inscribed, "B B B B PUZZLE/ BROOKLYN BRIDGE BLOCK BALL PUZZLE/ THE B. B. B. B. PUZZLE."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.730ab
Inscriptions:
lithographed: on the cover and the interior: "B B B B PUZZLE/ BROOKLYN BRIDGE BLOCK BALL PUZZLE/ THE B. B. B. B. PUZZLE."
Gallery Label:
This challenging combination puzzle depicts New York's majestic Brooklyn Bridge, opened for surface traffic in 1883, and the East River teeming with steamships and sailing vessels.
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:
41861
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of City Life or the Boys of New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
card: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)
Box: 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. ( 15.9 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Card game with box and 42 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of a fireman, and a runaway carriage; cover inscribed, "THE GAME/ OF/ CITY LIFE/ OR THE/ BOYS/ OF/ NEW/ YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS.N.Y.;" 42 playing cards each with an image of a man, his profession, and the points.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.749
Gallery Label:
The Game of City Life reflects American fascination with New York as a "sin city." The game's cards contain vivid illustrations of "the scenes, characters, and incidents common to life in a large city," including wife beater, cruel woman, strong-minded woman, street gamin, rum seller, defaulting bank cashier, capitalist, dude, and the corner loafer.
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:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
41859
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Ring Toss
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Cardboard, wood
Dimensions:
Box: 15 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 39.4 x 22.5 x 4.8 cm )
Overall: 3/4 x 7 in. (1.9 x 17.8 cm)
Description:
Table game with box, three balsa wood rings covered with cotton sleeves and and a wooden ring catcher with two feet and two turned and painted wooden dowels; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of two children playing "Ring Toss" in front of a fountain; missing two dowels.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.278a-k
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "GAME OF RING TOSS/ RBLISS/ 399"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Criss Cross Spelling Slips
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/4 x 9 x 10 in. ( 3.2 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
"Criss Cross Spelling Slips" puzzles in a paper covered cardboard box, with cover illustration of two children playing "Criss Cross Spelling Slips"; box cover inscribed, "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ SET TWO/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS N. Y."; forty-eight strips of cardboard forming six different pictures of animals such as a wolf and a lion, with each letter of a description of the animal printed on each strip; interior of the box cover printed with the vendor's label.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.426
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ SET TWO/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS N. Y."
printed: on label on underside of box cover: "From SMITH'S/ TEMPLE OF FANCY/ Books, Stationary, Toys,/ Fancy Goods, &c./ FREDERICK, - MARYLAND."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
41779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
American Fire Department: A Sectional Picture Toy
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1882
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 19 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
"American Fire Department: A Sectional Picture Toy" with five chromolithographed picture puzzles of fire vehicles including a Hook and Ladder, Chemical Wagon, Steam Pumper, Fire Patrol Wagon and a pumper in a wooden box with an applied paper label; box cover chromolithographed with fire fighters at a burning building, one on a ladder, one holding a rescued child and one holding a trumpet; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "AMERICAN/ FIRE DEPARTMENT/ A SECTIONAL/ PICTURE/ TOY/ PATENTED MAY 30. 1882/ MILTON BRADLEY & Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.422
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "AMERICAN/ FIRE DEPARTMENT/ A SECTIONAL/ PICTURE/ TOY/ PATENTED MAY 30. 1882/ MILTON BRADLEY & Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
41776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Exciting Laughable New Game, Pillow-Dex
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1896
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper, cord
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 7 x 5 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 17.8 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
"Pillow-Dex" table game with six sets of paper instructions, an envelope to hold balloons and four sets of wooden blocks and cord that make the dividing line in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a family playing pillow-dex around a parlor table; box cover inscribed, "FUN FOR ALL AGES/ THE EXCITING/ LAUGHABLE/ NEW GAME/ "PILLOW-/ DEX"/ TRADE/ MARK/ PARKER/ BROTHERS/ Copyright 1896/ by/ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ SALEM MASS USA".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.415
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "FUN FOR ALL AGES/ THE EXCITING/ LAUGHABLE/ NEW GAME/ "PILLOW-/ DEX"/ TRADE/ MARK/ PARKER/ BROTHERS/ Copyright 1896/ by/ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ SALEM MASS USA"
Gallery Label:
In Pillow Dex, a precursor of Ping-Pong, players volleyed a balloon over a net stretched across the parlor table. Introduced by Parker Brothers in the 1890s, Pillow Dex was one of the most heavily advertised games of the period.
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:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
41775
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sectional Animals
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 7 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 18.7 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
"Sectional Animals" with twelve puzzles in various colors representing animals with their names underneath pictures: zebra, tiger, elephant, bear, lion, rhinoceros, seal, mice, camel, giraffe, monkey and foxes; in a paper covered cardboard box with cover illustration of a leopard; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "SECTIONAL/ ANIMALS"; inside of box stamped with pictures of puzzles when completed; base of box printed with an advertisment of books printed by Milton Bradley Co.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.414
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "SECTIONAL/ ANIMALS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41774
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Railroad ABC and Picture Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1903
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Each (block): 2 1/2 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. (6.4 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Set of nine picture blocks in a paper covered wood and cardboard box; each long side of the blocks depict a different scene including horse-drawn circus carts, a train, a camel train and roman soldiers; the short sides of the paper covered wooden blocks are printed with letters and numbers; box cover lithographed with an image of a train; box cover inscribed, "RAILROAD/ ABC/ AND/ PICTURE/ BLOCKS/ COPYRIGHT 1903 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.228
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "RAILROAD/ ABC/ AND/ PICTURE/ BLOCKS/ COYRIGHT 1903 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
41737
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Simple Simon and other Rhymes
Classification:
Date:
1906
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 27 x 23.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
"Simple Simon and other Rhymes" children's book with 8 pages of nursery rhymes accompanied by chromolithographed images; chromolithographed cover of "Simple Simon riding donkey; cover inscribed, "SIMPLE/ SIMON/ COPYRIGHTED 1900 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK./ JACk & JILL SERIES."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.225
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "SIMPLE/ SIMON/ COPYRIGHTED 1900 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK./ JACk & JILL SERIES."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1906
eMuseum Object ID:
41736
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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