Company incorporated in 1903.

Parker Brothers

[none]

[title THE POPULAR GAME OF
TIDDLEDY WINKS]

PARKER BROTHERS
Salem, Mass., New York & London

MADE IN U.S.A.

"THE POPULAR GAME OF" is in blue; "TIDDLEDY WINKS" in red below. A fleur de lis appears below; the game is not marked "New Edition 1897" or "Salem Edition". "MADE IN U.S.A." appears at bottom on the cover.

tiddlywinks, fleur de lis, parlor, table

(no rules present in games examined)

6⅛ inches wide — 6⅛ inches high — 1⅝ inches deep

15.6 cm wide — 15.6 cm high — 4.1 cm deep

Box background: green/blue mesh pattern. Label: Yellow border with black inner line. "THE POPULAR GAME OF" in light blue with black outline. "TIDDLEY WINKS" in red with black outline/shadow. At square white table: boy in knickers at left shooting, man standing (with vest & tie) & watching, woman sitting & leaning on table. Girl with light blue bow in blonde hair leaning on table. Window in background, dark outside.

light blue mesh pattern, empty

wooden twirling tops (1 1/2" tall, 3/4" wide): 1 red, 1 blue; 1 wooden thick disc (3/4" diameter, 1/4" tall), 1 small dowel piece

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

Large (7/8"): 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 black. Small (5/8"): 3 red, 4 blue, 3 yellow, 4 black

Compartments in box bottom form a 3 by 3 array of squares.