Game Information
Selchow & Righter Company (publisher) AGPI # · P-1449Full Publisher Info
Crickets on the Hearth (game title) AGPI # · G-29965
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
SRI-03
Title, Preserving Case

CRICKETS ON THE HEARTH

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
1891 
Publisher Name on Game

Selchow & Righter

Game Type · 
tiddlywinks
Keywords

cricket

Price

10 cents

$9.00 per gross

Rules Format

in lower section of base, by felt shooting surface

Container Type

wooden box

Container Size · (measured in inches)

4 11/16 inches wide — 8 13/16 inches high — ½ inches deep

65.2 cm wide — 129.1 cm high — 1.3 cm deep

Cover Description

Wooden base: compartments "10" and "20" at top on scotch plaid background; "CRICKETS ON THE HEARTH" in black on light blue background with red curlicue stars & patterns; "DIRECTIONS" with felt pad at bottom. Wooden vertical target: red brick fireplace at bottom, mantel shelf in middle, hole marked "100" at top and "75" at bottom (shelf)

Apron Descriptions

wood

Tiddlywinks Type · 
hole, targets
Tiddlywinks Targets

Vertical piece: hole (1 5/8") marked "100"; mantel marked "75" above; fireplace with cauldron. Base has square compartments (10, 20, nothing)

Winks

charcoal gray: 1 large (1 1/16"), 4 small (5/8"); discs shot by disc shooter

Tiddlywinks Felt · 
gray circular (1 1/8" diameter) felt pad attached to base
Collection • Individual(s)

Rick Tucker

Document Sources

27 August 1891 · American Stationer · page 417, 503 · note: 25c and 10c editions illustrated. · (periodical)

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