ROUND GAME of TIDDLEDY WINKS

rules (Copy 3)

© 1890 McLoughlin Bros.

McLoughlin Bro's

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«ROUND GAME of
TIDDLEDY
WINKS»

McLOUGHLIN BRO'S
NEW-YORK.

The cover shows a wide, short cup at lower left in yellow with 2 red stripes and with "McLOUGHLIN BRO'S" "NEW YORK" across it. The cover also shows 5 winks with anthropomorphic legs.

anthropomorphic

Copy 3: tan leaflet (4 sides)

"THE GAME TIDDLEDY WINKS"

box

4 ¾ inches wide — 3 ⅜ inches high — 1 ½ inches deep

27.3 cm wide — 10.5 cm high — 14 cm deep

Box background: red splotches and silver diagonal lines. Label: brown border. 5 winks with legs appear at bottom, some diving for cup (wide, short, yellow with two red bands, with "McLOUGHLIN BRO'S" over "NEW-YORK." across it) at lower left.

"ROUND GAME of" in red with clear/black shadow at top on main blue background.

Below is "TIDDLEDY" above "WINKS" in red with black shadow on yellow rectangular sign, held by ribbons to the top.

The background outside the yellow sign is light blue at top and greenish (for plants) near the bottom.

silver diagonal lines with red splotches

Red splotches with silver diagonals.

1 shiny painted black wooden tapered cup (2" diameter at top, 1 5/8" at bottom, 1 5/16" tall) with mid- and bottom- rings

One copy of the game (copy 1) has the following squidgers and winks, not made of bone, perhaps made of clay:

Squidgers (1 1/4"): 1 white, 1 red, 1 blue.

Winks (11/16"): 4 white, 2 red, 3 green.

Another copy (copy 2) of the game has the following squidgers and winks not made of bone, perhaps made of clay:

Squidgers (1 1/4"): 1 white, 1 red, 1 dull dark green, 1 yellow.

Winks (11/16"): 6 white, 4 red, 5 dull dark green, 6 yellow.

Another copy (copy 3) of the game has the following squidgers and winks not made of bone, perhaps made of clay:

Squidgers (1 1/8" diameter): 1 dirty white.

Squidgers (1 1/32" diameter): 1 dark red, 1 dark green, 1 white, 1 bright yellow, 1 plain yellow.

Winks (13/16" diameter): 1 bright red.

Winks (11/16"): 4 blue, 3 plain yellow, 4 bright yellow, 4 white, 4 green including one that's 3/32" thick, 3 red.

Wink (21/32" diameter): 1 yellow.

Rick Tucker

1991 · Lee Dennis · Warman's Antique American Games 1840-1940 · page 124 · (book)