Game Information
McLoughlin Bros. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1724Full Publisher Info
The Premium Game Logomachy, or War of Words (game title) AGPI # · G-22940
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case

THE PREMIUM GAME LOGOMACHY OR WAR OF WORDS

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
© 1889 
Date Source(s)

U.S. Copyright Office, cover

Copyright on Game (Most Recent)

© 1874 F. A. Wright

Cover Text

«THE PREMIUM GAME
LOGOMACHY
OR WAR OF WORDS»

McLOUGHLIN BROS, N.Y.

COPYRIGHTED 1889

Variant Description

The box is wider horizontally. The cover has a red background with gold lettering. No illustration appears on the cover. A copyright notice is shown on the cover.

Persons Involved

F. A. Wright (copyright owner)

Game Type · 
card game, word game
Keywords

word

Date on Rules · 
© 1874 
Rules Format

leaflet (4 sides)

Container Type

box with cardboard sides and thick top and bottom

Container Size · (measured in inches)

6 ⅜ inches wide — 4 ⅞ inches high — 1 ⅜ inches deep

20 cm wide — 14.9 cm high — 4.1 cm deep

Cover Description

No label. Outer border is dark red, then golden, then thin red, then golden with occasional curlicues inward.

Each of the four corners has a filigree with a 10-pointed cross at an angle in each corner.

"THE PREMIUM GAME" appears at top center (in golden letters).

"LOGOMACHY" appears below in highly-styled letters, with filigrees extending from some of the letter's arms, such as the "L", A", and "Y".

Below is "OR WAR OF WORDS" (in golden letters) surrounded above and below with simple filigrees.

Below, near box bottom at center, is "McLOUGHLIN BROS, N.Y.".

Below that, at bottom center, is "COPYRIGHTED 1889."

Underlabel Description

dark red, bumpy

Contents

72 cards

Collection • Individual(s)

Rick Tucker

Collection • The Strong Museum of Play object(s)

The Strong 107.3238 ⇱

The Strong 80.2197 ⇱

The Strong 107.3239 ⇱

eBay Listing(s) ⓘSome historical eBay records may be available on eBay.com, WorthPoint.com, or in the offline digital archives of the Game Catalog.

eBay 292330004658 ⇱

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