Game Information
McLoughlin Bros. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1724Full Publisher Info
New Round Game Tiddledy Winks (game title) AGPI # · G-29887
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
MCL-06v1
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case

NEW ROUND GAME TIDDLEDY WINKS

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
© 1890 
Date Source(s)

rules

Copyright on Game (Most Recent)

© 1890 McLoughlin Bros.

Publisher Name on Game

McLoughlin Bro's.

Publisher Catalog #

(no catalog number shown on game)

Publisher Mark(s)

[none]

Cover Text

«NEW ROUND GAME
TIDDLEDY
WINKS»

McLOUGHLIN BRO'S. NEW-YORK.

Variant Description

The letters of "TIDDLEDY" are each on a colored wink on a curve; the cover has a radiant sun background. The game comes in a cardboard box with an underbox that is pink with silver diagonals and red splotches. The cup has a 2" top diameter.

Game Type · 
Number of Players · 
2 to 4, but more amusing when 4 play as partners
Date on Rules · 
© 1890 
Rules Format

leaflet (4 sides)

Container Type

cardboard box

Container Size · (measured in inches)

4 ¾ inches wide — 3 ⅜ inches high — 1 ¾ inches deep

27.3 cm wide — 10.5 cm high — 8.3 cm deep

Cover Description

Box has silver diagonals with red splotches, plus cover label.

The label has a two-toned light blue dental outer border. The main background is yellow.

"NEW ROUND GAME" appears at top, concave down, in black with red shadow downward.

Each of the letters of "TIDDLEDY" are in white on winks of dark blue, red, and green, alternating; each wink has a dark blue circumference then a teal one inside it.

"WINKS" appears below in black with a red shadow to the upper left.

"McLOUGHLIN BRO'S. NEW-YORK." is shown in black at bottom.

Underlabel Description

grayish with diagonal silver stripes of two thickness, with red splotches throughout

Apron Descriptions

Pink/red splotches with silver diagonal lines.

Box Bottom Description

offwhite

Tiddlywinks Type · 
cup
Tiddlywinks Targets

1 wooden cup: round, 2" at top, 1 3/4" at bottom, 1 3/8" tall, with two double rings around sides; light natural brown finish.

One copy (copy 2) has an additional natural wooden cup (1 7/8" top diameter, 1 5/8" bottom diameter, and 1 3/8" tall), with two wide rings around sides.

Winks

One copy (copy 1) of the game includes the following squidgers:

Bone squidgers (1 1/8" in diameter): 1 white, 1 very pale yellow, 1 yellow, 1 medium blue, 1 dark green, 1 dark red, 1 bright red, 1 orange.

One copy (copy 1) of the game includes the following squidgers and winks:

Bone squidgers (1 1/8" in diameter): 1 brown; (1" in diameter): 1 yellow, 1 red, 2 white; (15/16" in diameter): 1 brown.

Bone winks (7/8" in diameter): 2 white, 1 red; (3/4" in diameter): 4 bright yellow with a hint of orange, 3 dull yellow, 1 yellow, 3 dark red, 5 bright red, 2 white, 4 medium blue, 2 black.

Clay winks (3/4" in diameter): 4 dark green.

Bone winks (5/8" in diameter): 1 brown, 1 dark red, 2 white, 1 blue.

One copy (copy 4) of the game includes the following squidgers and winks:

Bone squidgers (1 1/8" in diameter): 1 red, 1 green.

Bone winks (7/8" in diameter): 1 white, 1 red; (5/8" in diameter): 4 red, 5 green, 9 white.

One copy (copy 5) of the game includes the following squidgers and winks:

Bone squidgers (1 1/8" in diameter): 1 black, 1 red, 1 green, 1 white.

Bone winks (5/8" in diameter): 6 black, 6 red, 6 green, 6 white.

One copy (copy 7) of the game includes the following squidgers and winks:

Bone squidgers (1 1/8" in diameter): 1 red, 1 faded blue, 1 brown, 1 offwhite.

Bone winks (5/8" in diameter): 6 red, 6 dark blue, 6 brown, 6 dark green.

Tiddlywinks Felt · 
(No felt present in copies examined.)
Collection • Individual(s)

Rick Tucker

Database Update Date · 
2025-04-14 19:56:49

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