MAGNETIC JACK STRAWS

rules

© 1920 Milton Bradley Company

© 1891 E. I. Horsman

Milton Bradley Company

4822 (on rules)

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MAGNETISM UTILIZED IN A NEW WAY

«MAGNETIC
JACK STRAWS»

TRADE MARK REGISTERED.

INTERESTING, UNIQUE, CAPTIVATING TO YOUNG AND OLD

COPYRIGHT 1891 BY E. I. HORSMAN

The cover includes an E. I. Horsman copyright notice and "TRADEMARK REGISTERED"; "PATENT APPLIED FOR" does not appear on the cover. The rules have a Milton Bradley copyright.

Same cover and game as Magnetic Jack Straws (G-34936) by E. I. Horsman, but different publishers.

magnetic

printed under box lid

cardboard box

5 ½ inches wide — 3 ¾ inches high — ⅝ inches deep

64.8 cm wide — 21 cm high — 1.6 cm deep

The cover has a label with a red outer border and a generally yellow background except near the bottom, which has an offwhite background.

A red ring appears in the upper left corner, with white inside. On the white background, a hand is holding a rod (white with black outline) agains a jackstraw (black with red tip). Around bottom appears the phrase "MAGNETISM UTILIZED IN A NEW WAY".

A table fills most of the label, sporting a tablecloth that's yellow on top and orange/red on the sides. The tablecloth extends down near the floor, with decorative red half-circles inside two horizontal red lines near the bottom of it. The bottom of the tablecloth has a yellow/orange fringe.

Five people surround the table. A girl (red dress, blonde hair) is leaning over the table with her feet behind her on a chair. Above her is an older woman (gray curly hair, yellow dress). To her right a boy (red hair, white frilly collar, red shirt) is sitting down at the table. To his right, a man (brown hair, red tie, white shirt, yellow vest) is seated and looking on. To his right, a woman (brown hair, red jacket, yellow blouse) is standing and leaning over with her right hand at the center of the table. To her right, a boy (brown hair, light blue outfit, red/black striped shirt underneath) is standing and leaning in to the table with his right hand extended over the table. On the yellow tablecloth, a variety of black jack straws are stewn about.

"MAGNETIC" (red with black outline) over "JACK STRAWS" (white with black outline) appear over the side of the tablecloth hanging down.

Below the tablecloth at center bottom, "TRADE MARK REGISTERED" over "INTERESTING, UNIQUE, CAPTIVATING TO YOUNG AND OLD" (in black) is shown. To the right, "COPYRIGHT 1891 BY E.I. HORSMAN" appears.

yellow

Yellow with no text nor illustrations.

gray with yellow edges of label on box bottom

The game comes with an assortment of jackstraws made of metal (less than 1/16" thick, around 3 3/4" long plus and minus). Some have colored pieces of wood attached to one end.

Rick Tucker