The Fire Engine Picture Puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1920
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall (puzzle completed): 18 x 24 3/4 in. (45.7 x 62.9 cm)
Description: 
"The Fire Engine Picture Puzzle" forty-eight piece paper covered cardboard picture puzzle of an impressionistic steam pumper and two firefighters fighting a fire; full size chromolithographed image of completed puzzle folded and placed in the bottom of the box; box cover chromolithographed with the same image and the inscription, "FIRE ENGINE/ PICTURE/ PUZZLE/ 5750/ BOOKS AND GAMES/ EDUCATE-AMUSE/ McLOUGHLIN/ EST. 1826/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. Incorporated NEW YORK."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.261
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "FIRE ENGINE/ PICTURE/ PUZZLE/ 5750/ BOOKS AND GAMES/ EDUCATE-AMUSE/ McLOUGHLIN/ EST. 1826/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. Incorporated NEW YORK."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
44308
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Toonin Radio Game

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1926
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
overall (open): 17 1/4 x 17 5/8 in. ( 43.8 x 44.8 cm )
Description: 
"Toonin Radio Game" paper covered cardboard game board with a circular playing field with six rings each with lightning bolts inscribed with radio call letters, field around an image of a man tuning a radio, images in four corners depict the Woolwoth Building, a woman in a white wig, a violinist and an African- American minstrel singing group; label on the reverse of the board with two children sitting below a radio tower and a phonograph trumpet; label inscribed, "ALL FAIR/ RADIO GAME/ TOONIN/ TRADE MARK/ TOYS &/ ALL FAIR/ GAMES/ MFG. BY/ ALDERMAN, FAIRCHILD CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.237
Marks: 
lithographed: on the label: "ALL FAIR/ RADIO GAME/ TOONIN/ TRADE MARK/ TOYS &/ ALL FAIR/ GAMES/ MFG. BY/ ALDERMAN, FAIRCHILD CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1926
eMuseum Object ID: 
44307
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The New Game of King's Quoits

Classification: 
Date: 
1893
Medium: 
Cardbord, paper, wood, cotton, felt, bone
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 37.5 x 41.3 cm )
Description: 
"The New Game of King's Quoits" board game with 4 bone disks, 23 bone rings, 2 circular felt mats, a textile bag to hold the rings and a paper covered board with 36 wooden pegs applied in a paper covered cardboard and wooden box; box cover with a target in the center with court figures in each of the corners, a queen, a joker, a king and a knight; box cover inscribed, "THE/ NEW GAME/ KING'S/ QUOITS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK./ COPYRIGHTED 1893"; board with court figures repeated in the corners, five circular target rings around a castle in the center and three rings of applied wooden pegs painted, red, blue and yellow; partition at the top of the board holds the playing pieces.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.456
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ NEW GAME/ KING'S/ QUOITS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK./ COPYRIGHTED 1893"
Gallery Label: 
The New Game of King's Quoits is a variation of Tiddledy Winks in which players try to ring pegs by jumping donut-shaped bone disks off a mat.
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: 
44306
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

O'Grady's Goat: A Merry Game

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1895
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 15.6 x 19.4 cm )
Description: 
"O'Grady's Goat: A Merry Game" card game with 89 strips of uncut playing cards and an instruction sheet in a paper covered cardboard box; box lithographed with the head of a smiling goat breaking through a globe with a banner around its center with images of goats pulling carts; box inscribed, "O'GRADY'S/ GOAT/ A Merry Game/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD MASS".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.657
Marks: 
stamped: on box cover: "O'GRADY'S/ GOAT/ A Merry Game/ MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD MASS".
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1895
eMuseum Object ID: 
44293
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

CombinationTiddledy Winks

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, wood, bone, felt
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 x 9 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 23.5 x 31.8 cm )
Description: 
"Combination Tiddledy Winks" table game with 30 bone playing pieces, two felt mats, a wooden cup, and a cardboard target with numbered holes cut out and two kittens lithographed on one side and a target printed on the other in a paper covered cardboard box; box top chromolithographed with an image of two kittens behind a pot into which winks are falling; box cover inscribed, "COMBINATION/ TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ 7748/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.581
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "COMBINATION/ TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ 7748/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK".
Gallery Label: 
Tiddledy Winks, first patented in England in 1889 and marketed to an adult audience, captivated Americans during the 1890s. The game's general concept is flicking a game piece (wink) with another instrument (tiddledy or squidger) to make the wink fly into the air. The modern spelling, tiddlywinks, came into use during the 1950s.
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: 
44275
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lotto

Classification: 
Date: 
1895
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, glass, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 in. ( 5.7 x 27.3 x 25.4 cm )
Description: 
"Lotto" a 'bingo'-type of game with twenty-four printed cards, box with 47 glass markers, 13 round wooden counters and 90 wooden pieces each marked with a different number from 1 to 90 in a cloth bag in a paper covered cardboard and wood box; each card printed with three rows of nine rectangles, each having five numbers printed on them; box cover printed with the image of two girls behind falling "Lotto" cards, counters, and chips and inscribed, "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK"; instuctions printed on the inside of the cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.469
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1895
eMuseum Object ID: 
44274
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lotto

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 10 in. ( 3.8 x 26.7 x 25.4 cm )
Description: 
"Lotto" a 'bingo'-type of game with twenty-four printed cards, box with 63 glass markers, five round cardboard counters and 78 wooden pieces each marked with a different number from 1 to 90 (missing 12) in a paper covered cardboard and wood box; each card printed with three rows of nine rectangles, each having five numbers printed on them; box cover printed with the image of a family playing "Lotto" around a parlor table and inscribed, "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."; instuctions printed on the inside of the cover.
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.474
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOTTO/ 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: 
44273
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lotto

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Cardboard, wood, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 16.2 x 9.5 cm )
Description: 
"Lotto" a 'bingo'-type of game with twelve printed cards and eighty-seven wooden pieces each marked with a different number from 1 to 90 (missing 1, 61, 78) and 144 cardboard counters in a paper covered cardboard box; each card printed with three rows of nine rectangles, each having five numbers printed on them; box cover printed with the image of a woman wearing a bonnet over a lotto card and inscribed, "LOT/ TO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS.,/ NEW YORK."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.473
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOT/ TO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS.,/ NEW YORK."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
44272
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fine Parlor Croquet

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1880
Medium: 
Wood, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 2 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. ( 7 x 29.2 x 15.6 cm )
Description: 
"Fine Parlor Croquet" table game with four metal table clamps, four wooden goal posts, four wooden mallets, three wooden balls and six metal wickets with wooden stands (two extra sets of stands) in a wooden box with a sliding lid; paper label applied to the lid with a chromolithographed image of a dog with a mallet in his mouth and a medallion image of two children playing table croquet; label inscribed, "FINE/ Parlor Croquet/ USED ON ANY TABLE/ R BLISS Co".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.377
Marks: 
lithographed: on the label: "FINE/ Parlor Croquet/ USED ON ANY TABLE/ R BLISS Co"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
44271
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pillow-Dex Tennis

Classification: 
Date: 
1897
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, paper, cord
Dimensions: 
box: 1 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. ( 4.4 x 41.3 x 16.8 cm )
Description: 
"Pillow-Dex Tennis" table game with a set of paper instructions, an envelope to hold balloons, two wooden rackets stung with waxed cord and a white cord net that makes the dividing line in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a man and a woman playing pillow-dex with the net strung between to chairs ina parlor with an older couple looking on; box cover inscribed, "Pillow-Dex/ Tennis/ TRADE MARK/ Healthful Fun/ for INDOORS or/ OUTDOORS./ Copyright 1897 by/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM MASS USA/ Contains, RACKETS, NET,/ PILLOW-DEX BALLS AND RULES./ Patent Applied for."
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.431
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "Pillow-Dex/ Tennis/ TRADE MARK/ Healthful Fun/ for INDOORS or/ OUTDOORS./ Copyright 1897 by/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM MASS USA/ Contains, RACKETS, NET,/ PILLOW-DEX BALLS AND RULES./ Patent Applied for."
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: 
44270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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