Game Information

Game Information
McLoughlin Bros. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1724Full Publisher Info
Which Is It? Speak Quick or Pay (game) AGPI # · G-23382
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case · 
WHICH IS IT? SPEAK QUICK or PAY
Title Language · 
English
Date · 
© 1888 
Publisher Name on Game

McLoughlin Bros.

Game Type · 
card game
Keywords

horse, bird, beast, fish

Rules Format

stapled leaflet (12 sides including 2 blank ones)

Rules Overview

"THE NEW GAME
OF

Which Is It?
BIRD, BEAST, OR FISH?

[COPYRIGHTED, 1889.]

McLOUGHLIN BROS.,

NEW YORK."

Container Type · 
box
Container Size · (measured in inches)

6½ inches wide — 5 inches high — 1⅜ inches deep

16.5 cm wide — 12.7 cm high — 3.5 cm deep

Cover Description

The cover has a dark red leather-textured paper, with gold text and designs. A meandering ribbon outlines the cover. "WHICH IS IT?" appears inside at top, each with solid serifed letters, then with background red outline, and then with a gold outline. A bird appears between the legs of the letter "W". "SPEAK QUICK or PAY" also appears.

Contents

The game comes with 52 cards (2 5/16" wide by 3 1/2" high, with curved corners. The top of each card has the name (in black) of the item depicted at center (in color), and the bottom has a filigree then a number then another filigree.

In Collection · 
Rick Tucker, The Strong
The Strong Object ID · 

107.3227

Database Update Date · 
2019-10-18 14:55:58
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