The Game of Lost Heir
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 6 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
"Game of Lost Heir" with 32 cards representing the police forces of four cities and an instruction book in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with a young boy leaning on his hands in front of lower Manhattan with the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty; box inscribed, "The Game of/ LOST HEIR/ 4310/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.691
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The Game of/ LOST HEIR/ 4310/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Smashed Up Locomotive
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 21.6 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
"The Smashed Up Locomotive" picture puzzle with sixty-nine paper covered cardboard pieces that make up an illustration of a train engine pulling a green open car; in a wooden box with an applied paper label with an image of an man an a box watching a sunset; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "THE SMASHED UP/ LOCOMOTIVE/ A MECHANICAL PUZZLE/ FOR BOYS./ MILTON BRADLEY/ & CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.390
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE SMASHED UP/ LOCOMOTIVE/ A MECHANICAL PUZZLE/ FOR BOYS./ MILTON BRADLEY/ & CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
17295
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Improved Game of Snap
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
"The Improved Game of Snap" card game with 44 lithographed playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with an alligator chasing frogs in a swamp; box cover inscribed, "THE IMPROVED GAME OF/ SNAP/ McLOUGHLIN BROS N Y/ COPYRIGHTED 1889".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.699
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE IMPROVED GAME OF/ SNAP/ McLOUGHLIN BROS N Y/ COPYRIGHTED 1889"
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:
15526
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1874
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 27 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
"The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day" table game with three painted wooden wheels driven by a wooden and cotton lash and ten painted wooden pins; in a wooden box with a sliding lid; lid has an applied paper label.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.400
Marks:
printed: on the label: "THE LIGHTNING DART WHEEL./ THE PET GAME OF THE DAY. Patented May 12, 1874...."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
14715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jack Straws
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
"Jack Straws" table game with 81 multi-colored cylindrical wooden pick-up-sticks and a metal hook with a turned wooden handle in a paper covered cardboard box; box chromolithographed with an image of a man in a field with a rabbit; box cover inscribed, "JACK/ STRAWS/J. H. SINGER, NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.695
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "JACK/ STRAWS/J. H. SINGER, NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
12836
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Comical Game of Snap
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. ( 2.9 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
"The Comical Game of Snap" card game with 23 chromolithographed playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover inscribed, "THE COMICAL GAME OF/ SNAP/ PARKER BROTHERS Inc./ SALEM, NEW YORK, LONDON".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.690
Marks:
printed: on the box cover: "THE COMICAL GAME OF/ SNAP/ PARKER BROTHERS Inc./ SALEM, NEW YORK, LONDON".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
11650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lost Heir
Classification:
Date:
1875
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 6 in. ( 2.2 x 11.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
"Game of Lost Heir" with 32 cards representing the police forces of four cities and an instruction book in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with a young boy carrying a kite; box inscribed, "LOST HEIR/ NOYES & SNOW./ WORCESTER. MASS./ SUCCESSORS TO/ WEST & LEE GAME CO./ ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS BY WEST & LEE GAME CO. 1875."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.650
Marks:
lithographed: box cover: "LOST HEIR/ NOYES & SNOW./ WORCESTER. MASS./ SUCCESSORS TO/ WEST & LEE GAME CO./ ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS BY WEST & LEE GAME CO. 1875."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
9022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
St. Nicholas Series Game of Snap
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 15.9 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
"St. Nicholas Series Game of Snap" card game with 44 chromolithographed playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an alligator in a cage biting the skirt of a woman in a blue dress and hat; box cover inscribed, "ST. NICHOLAS SERIES/ GAME OF SNAP/ PUBLISHED BY/ J. OTTMANN LITH. CO. N.Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.665
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "ST. NICHOLAS SERIES/ GAME OF SNAP/ PUBLISHED BY/ J. OTTMANN LITH. CO. N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7291
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Domino
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 5 in. ( 10.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Domino" card game with 47 playing cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an elf painting dominos; box cover inscribed, "THE GAME of/ DOMINO/ Banner Series/ 4180/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.658
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE GAME of/ DOMINO/ Banner Series/ 4180/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S/ NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
7287
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The New and Amusing Game of H. M. S. Pinafore
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1879
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 9.2 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
"The New and Amusing Game of H. M. S. Pinafore" card game with eight groups of four cards with chromolithographed characters from "H.M.S. Pinafore", two direction cards and an advertising card in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a medallion image of a three masted frigate; box cover inscribed, "NEW & AMUSING/ GAME/ OF/ H.M.S./ PINAFORE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.655
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "NEW & AMUSING/ GAME/ OF/ H.M.S./ PINAFORE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1879
eMuseum Object ID:
7242
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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