TIDDLEDY WINKS

Milton Bradley catalogs (1908, 1910, 1913, 1914)

Milton Bradley Co.

4398 (on cover and rules)

«TIDDLEDY
WINKS»

4398

MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

The cover shows a black cat (wearing a red bowtie and green pants) leaning over to shoot a wink. The publisher catalog number 4398 is shown on the cover.

Cover similar to Tiddledy Winks (G-30511) by Milton Bradley Co., but has a different catalog number under the box lid on the rules, and comes with a smaller glass cup.

cat

15 cents (1908 Milton bradley catalog)

printed under box lid

"4398 DIRECTIONS TIDDLEDY WINKS"

cardboard box

5 ½ inches wide — 5 ½ inches high — 1 ¾ inches deep

64.8 cm wide — 64.8 cm high — 8.3 cm deep

A label is attached to the cover that has a light blue and then yellow outline, then black line, yellow, black. The main background is pale yellow.

"TIDDLEDY" over "WINKS" appears in red at upper right and becomes black just at the bottom.

A dark-haired cat below is wearing a red bowtie, white shirt, and light-green pants and is holding a red squidger on a light blue wink.

A red pot appears at right with various winks around it.

The catalog number, "4398" is shown at lower left. To the right is "MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS.".

brown (originally light blue, now faded)

brown (originally light blue), empty

cylindrical glass cup (1 3/4" diameter, 1 1/2" tall)

Complete: Bone. Large (15/16"): 1 red, 1 blue, 1 white, 1 ?. Small (11/16"): 4 white, 4 blue, 4 red, 4 ?

Rick Tucker