Telegraph Messenger
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 19 x 18.7 cm )
Description:
"Telegraph Messenger" board game with a chromolithographed square cardboard gameboard in a paper covered cardboard box; board with multicolored numberd grid with illustrations in the upper corners and at the bottom center; on box cover of boy in blue uniform running down a street with a crowd and a carriage in the background; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "TELEGRAPH/ MESSENGER/ PLAY CUCKOO FOR FUN./ MANUFACTURED BY/ J. H. SINGER/ U.S.A.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.324
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "TELEGRAPH/ MESSENGER/ PLAY CUCKOO FOR FUN./ MANUFACTURED BY/ J. H. SINGER/ U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
37698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pigs in the Clover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
"Pigs in the Clover" round puzzle on a wooden base with a cardboard maze of three rings with three clay marbles or "pigs" that are to be driven through it;box cover lithographed with a boy trying to drive a group of pigs in a field an the inscription, "PIGS/ IN/ CLOVER"; directions printed at the bottom of the cover.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.382
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "PIGS/ IN/ CLOVER"
Gallery Label:
Pigs in Clover, the first popular dexterity game in America, challenged players to manipulate marbles (pigs) into the central circle (the pigpen) by carefully rotating and tilting the game. In the last half of the 19th century, educators such as Friedrich Froebel, Maria Montessori and John Dewey began to explore theories of child learning that emphasized practical experience and manual skills.
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:
37637
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crandall's District School Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1867
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. ( 7.3 x 24.8 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
"Crandall's District School Blocks" with eight painted, articulated figures including seven students, a schoolmaster, his desk, a dog, a "DUNCE" sign and five books; figures fit into nine tongue and groove bases; all in a wooden box with metall inges across the back; paper label applied to lid inscribed, "CRANDALL'S IMPROVED BUILDING BLOCKS./ CRANDALL'S/ DISTRICT SCHOOL/ PATENTED FEBRUARY 5th 1867 RE-ISSUED MARCH 30th 1875 & MAY 4th 1875./ PATENTED OCTOBER11th 1875. PATENTED JANUARY 25th 1876."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.243
Marks:
lithographed: on the lid: "CRANDALL'S IMPROVED BUILDING BLOCKS./ CRANDALL'S/ DISTRICT SCHOOL/ PATENTED FEBRUARY 5th 1867 RE-ISSUED MARCH 30th 1875 & MAY 4th 1875./ PATENTED OCTOBER11th 1875. PATENTED JANUARY 25th 1876."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
36804
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Good Old Game of Corner Grocery
Classification:
Date:
1887
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 17.5 x 14 cm )
Description:
"The Good Old Game of Corner Grocery" card game consisting of 41 cards, with 7 different illustrations (delivery cart, storefront, inside of store, basket of groceries, children standing in front of counter manned by storekeeper, and woman and child in front of cashier's window) with name, amount, and price of food printed underneath; 112 round cardboard tokens, pink on reverse, with values printed on obverse in cardboard box covered in paper; instruction booklet; cover illustration (in various colors) of storekeeper behind counter and 3 men sitting around pot-bellied stove; box cover inscribed, "THE GOOD OLD GAME OF/ CORNER GROCERY/ NEW CENTURY/ EDITION/ PARKER/ BROTHERS,/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM./ U.S.A.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.702
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GOOD OLD GAME OF/ CORNER GROCERY/ NEW CENTURY/ EDITION/ PARKER/ BROTHERS,/ INCORPORATED/ SALEM./ U.S.A."
lithographed: on the inner box cover: "MONEY/ FOR/ CONER/ GROCERY/ Parker Brothers, Inc./ Salem, Mass./ U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
34078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Picture Puzzle Steamship
Classification:
Date:
1896
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 8 in. ( 3.8 x 48.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
"Picture Puzzle Steamship" puzzle box with a chromolithographed image of a steamship with two smokestacks and two masts at sea on the cover and the inscription, "PICTURE/ PUZZLE/ STEAMSHIP/ COPYRIGHTED 1896/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.259
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "PICTURE/ PUZZLE/ STEAMSHIP/ COPYRIGHTED 1896/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
33854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 28.6 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
"Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose" paper covered cardboard puzzle box, with cover illustration of a dog; box cover inscribed, "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ DOG AND GOOSE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.430
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ DOG AND GOOSE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
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:
31875
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Picture puzzle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (puzzle completed): 14 7/8 x 19 1/4 in. (37.8 x 48.9 cm)
Description:
Twenty piece paper covered cardboard picture puzzle chromolithographed with an image of a house with a well and a cart in front.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.257
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31774
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The New Pretty Village
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1897
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, tin
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 20 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. ( 2.5 x 52.1 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Miniature cardboard village in a box with a foldout town map, nineteen complete houses, six extra roofs, one partial house, four houses from anothor set, nine tin stands and 34 paper figures, trees, fences and accessories; box cover lithographed with an image of a boy and girl playing with a village set on a large table while a mother holding an infant looks on; box inscribed, "THE NEW/ PRETTY VILLAGE/ COPYRIGHT/ 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ New York."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.444
Marks:
printed: on the box: "THE NEW/ PRETTY VILLAGE/ 3/ COPYRIGHT/ 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ 547/ New York"
printed: on the inside of the box: "THE PRETTY VILLAGE/ (A TOY TOWN)/ This set contains 16 folding buildings, and figures of men,/ women, animals, tree
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:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
30780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eddie Cantor's New Game: Tell It to the Judge
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1936
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
board: 19 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. ( 50.5 x 50.5 cm )
box: 1 1/8 x 6 x 10 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 15.2 x 27.6 cm )
Description:
"Eddie Cantor's New Game 'Tell it to the Judge'" board game with board, twenty-five wooden playing pieces, 120 slips of paper money in 5, 10, 20 and 100 denominations, 91 cards, a "Judge" badge and instruction sheet; bi-fold board with an image of Eddie Cantor in the center and a multi-colored track around the edges with cartoon figures, cars, trains and buildings along the way; one half of board reverse has an applied, lithographed label with a picture of Eddie Cantor holding five "signal cards," a medallion with a cartoon image of a judge and the inscription, "Eddie Cantor's/ NEW GAME/ "Tell it to the Judge"/ REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE/ Parker Brothers Inc/ SALEM, MASS, NEW YORK, LONDON/ MADE IN U. S. A.;" same image on the box; interior of box has seven compartments on the interior.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.485
Marks:
printed: on the box and reverse of board: "Eddie Cantor's/ NEW GAME/ "Tell it to the Judge"/ REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE/ Parker Brothers Inc/ SALEM, MASS, NEW YORK, LONDON/ MADE IN U. S. A."
Gallery Label:
Born on January 31, 1892, Eddie Cantor was an entertainer who grew up on Henry Street on the Lower East Side. For several years, he appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies and performed in blackface in nearly every movie he made. Later, he helped create the March of Dimes and was the first president of the Screen Actors Guild. Cantor continued to make movies and music until the 1950's. He died on October 10, 1964.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
30728
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Yacht Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 16.5 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Paper puzzle of a yacht in a wooden box; 33 piece puzzle (1 piece missing) with an image of a yacht at full sail; each part labeled (such as main sail, top sail, etc.); puzzle image printed on a sheet of paper which is folded and place in the bottom of the box; lithographed label applied to the box cover with an image of a yacht at full sail (different from the puzzle image); label inscribed, "THE/ YACHT PUZZLE/ PUBLISHED BY M. BRADLEY & CO SPRINGFIELD MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.518
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover label: "THE/ YACHT PUZZLE/ PUBLISHED BY M. BRADLEY & CO SPRINGFIELD MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
30633
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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