Game of Uncle Josh's Trip
Classification:
Date:
1906
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
"Game of Uncle Josh's Trip" card game in a paper covered cardboard box; box with a polychrome lithographed cover with an image of a man reading a "Guide Book" and holding an umbrella; cover inscribed, "Game of/ UNCLE/ JOSH'S/ TRIP/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S NEW YORK."; box contains instruction booklet and 177 colored slips of paper printed with comical phrases, such as Squeaking Seagull, Fake Diamond Ring, etc.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.487
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "Game of/ UNCLE/ JOSH'S/ TRIP/ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1906
eMuseum Object ID:
1408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Puzzle blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Wood, paper, metal
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/8 x 7 1/4 x 9 in. ( 5.4 x 18.4 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Twenty cube puzzle blocks in a paper covered wooden box with a metal hook and eye closure; chromolithographed image on the box top of two girls gathetring flowers, with baskets and wreaths in their hair; images on th blocks include the image on the box cover, a boy fishing with a girl looks on, a boy and a girl at a fountain collecting water in a pitcher, a boy riding a horse and two girls looking on over a fence, two girls feeding a cat dressed as a baby and children feeding a swan while a mother looks on.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.482
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
1403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soldiers on Guard
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Carboard paper, wood
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 41.3 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
"Soldiers on Guard" table game in a box with twenty-two paper Rough Riders with blanket rolls nailed to wooden stands and a printed American flag (missing the rubber pistol and bullets).
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.479
Marks:
printed: on the cover of the box: "SOLDIERS/ on GUARD"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
1350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Leap Frog
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 8 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 21.6 x 26 cm )
Description:
"Game of Leap Frog" board game with board set into the base of the box; image of five frogs dressed in waistcoats in the center of the board surrounded by a circle with numbered red and blue spaces; outer edges of the board decorated with lily pads, cat-o-nines and ivy vines; box cover chromolithographed with an image of three boys playing leaf frog and an image of five frogs in a scull; box cover inscribed, "GAME/ OF/ LEAP FROG/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, New York." pieces include 15 wooden playing pieces and cardboard and metal spinner.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.475
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME/ OF/ LEAP FROG/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, New York."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
1344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crossing the Ocean
Classification:
Date:
1893
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 14 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. ( 3.2 x 37.8 x 22.5 cm )
Description:
"Crossing the Ocean" board game with four lead yachts and a cardboard spinner with a metal arrow in the corner of the paper board which is applied to the bottom half of the paper covered cardboard box; board chromolithographed with a grid of blue squares between the northeast coast of the U.S. and the coasts of England and France with boats inbetween; box cover chromolithographed with two boats, one a steamship the other a frigate; box cover inscribed, "CROSSING/ THE/ OCEAN/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A./ COPYRIGHTED 1893".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.471
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CROSSING/ THE/ OCEAN/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A./ COPYRIGHTED 1893"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
1340
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game of Lost Heir
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 10.8 x 13.3 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 banner over blue and gold wavy stripes; box inscribed, "GAME OF/ LOST HEIR".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.643
Marks:
lithographed: box cover: "GAME OF/ LOST HEIR"
Inscriptions:
lid underside: "Miss Margaret Quinc/ Bridgeburg/ Ontario"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
42
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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