Game Information
McLoughlin Bros. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1724Full Publisher Info
Round Game of  Tiddledy Winks (game) AGPI # · G-29890
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
MCL-09
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case · 
ROUND GAME of TIDDLEDY WINKS
Title Language · 
English
Date · 
© 1890 
Date Source

rules (Copy 3)

Copyright on Game · 
© 1890 by McLoughlin Bros.
Publisher Name on Game

McLoughlin Bro's

Publisher Mark

[none]

Cover Text

[title ROUND GAME of
TIDDLEDY
WINKS]

McLOUGHLIN BRO'S
NEW-YORK.

Variant Description

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.

Game Type · 
Date on Rules · 
© 1890 
Rules Format

Copy 3: tan leaflet (4 sides)

Rules Overview

"THE GAME TIDDLEDY WINKS"

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

4¾ inches wide — 3⅜ inches high — 1½ inches deep

12.1 cm wide — 8.6 cm high — 3.8 cm deep

Cover Description

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.

Underlabel Description

silver diagonal lines with red splotches

Apron Descriptions

Red splotches with silver diagonals.

Tiddlywinks Type · 
cup
Tiddlywinks Targets

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

Winks

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.

Tiddlywinks Felt · 
(No felt present in copies examined.)
In Collection · 
Database Update Date · 
2023-10-01 14:47:08

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