Tidley WINKS

Gamages catalog

J. W. S. & S. (on cover)

Bavaria

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«Tidley
WINKS.»

J. W. S. & S. BAVARIA

Dark red wraparound label; no "MADE BY" on cover. Silver text and holly leaves. Hand series.

Similar box illustrations to Tidley Winks (G-39767) by Spear's Games, Tidley Winks (G-30729) by Spear's Games, and Tidley Winks (G-39771) by Spear's Games, but with differing markings, box colors, and box sizes.

6 pence

1 shilling 10 pence

(no rules present in games examined)

cardboard box

5 ½ inches wide — 5 inches high — 1 ⅞ inches deep

64.8 cm wide — 12.7 cm high — 5.4 cm deep

"Tidley" at top, "WINKS." at bottom, and holly branches in silver, forming irregular frame around the center illustration.

The center shows a hand with white shirt sleeve and dark blue/black coat sleeve, holding a red squidger on a white wink on a tan surface (at a diagonal) with a light blue background (at a diagonal) above the tan surface.

At lower right: "J. W. S. & S. BAVARIA".

printed rules on tan

dark red, empty

medium brown overlabel

Bone counters.

wood cup: mostly natural, but with black flange base and red & blue lines around.

Extra large "vegetable ivory" (1"): 1 green, 1 yellow. Large (7/8): 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 purple. Small (5/8"): 4 green, 4 yellow, 1 red, 2 purple, 4 white, 2 black, 1 orange-red. Small (9/16"): 2 red.

Rick Tucker

1913 · A. W. Gamage Ltd. · Gamage's Christmas bazaar · page 212 · note: Illustration of cover and contents. · (catalog)

© 1977 · Helmut Schwarz; Marion Faber · Spear Charitable Trust · (Hertsfordshire, England) · Games We Play - History of J. W. Spear & Sons · page 61 · note: Color photograph from A. W. Gamage Ltd. catalog, around 1912 · (book)