Game Information

The Chad Valley Games (on apron)

The "Chad Valley" Games (on rules)

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[title TIDLEYWINKS]

The cover has a blue background and shows "TIDLEYWINKS" in white on a black banner. There is no "Regd. Trade Mark" notice on the cover. The rules are given in both English and French.

tiddlywinks

printed under box lid

"Rules for Playing the Game of Tidleywinks".

"REGLE DU JEU. Jeu de TIDLEYWINKS."

5½ inches wide — 4¼ inches high — 2 inches deep

14 cm wide — 10.8 cm high — 5.1 cm deep

The wraparound label has a border of orange/black stripes plus a black inner outline. The main cover art has a blue background. "TIDLEY WINKS" appears in white on a black marquee with a wavy yellow border and black outer border. A light-yellow cup is shown at bottom center, with 6 winks around it.

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printed rules on offwhite

Long aprons (top and bottom): orange/black line outer border, then a black inner outline, inside which is inset light blue/blue rectangle showing 2 hands and 2 cups. A notch is present at the bottom of each long apron.

Left short apron: same background, same inset colors: "THE CHAD VALLEY GAMES" (in blue).

Right short apron: same but "HARBORNE, ENGLAND" (in blue).

dark blue leatherette label

Copy 1: purplish-dark blue with no texture.

Copy 1 includes a cylindrical glass cup (2" top diameter, 1 7/8" bottom diameter, 1 1/2" tall) with cloudy side and radial-star bottom. It also includes a turned natural finish wooden cup (1 5/8" top diameter, concave sides to a two-tier protruding base, 1 1/4" minimum diameter just above the base, 1 11/16" bottom diameter).

Copy 2 includes a turned shiny natural wooden cup (1 3/4" diameter, straight sides down to the bottom, 1 1/2" bottom diameter, 1 1/2" tall). The bottom is unfinished.

Copy 3 includes a turned shiny natural wooden cup (1 5/8" top diameter, 1 1/8" mid-diameter, 1 3/4" bottom diameter, 1 9/16" tall) with black rings around the base. The bottom is unfinished.

Copy 4 includes a turned shiny natural wooden cup (1 11/16" top diameter, concave sides, 1 3/16" mid-diameter, 1 3/4" bottom diameter, 1 9/16" tall) with 2 black rings around the base. The bottom is unfinished.

Convexoconcave plastic, no burrs. Large (1"): 1 pink, 1 yellow, 1 dark red, 1 turquoise, 1 dark green, 1 dark blue. Small (5/8"): 4 pink, 4 yellow, 3 dark red, 2 turquoise, 4 dark green, 3 dark blue. Other material, no burr: Large (7/8"): 1 yellow.

Copy 1 includes:

Squidgers (1" diameter, quality plastic, no burrs): 1 yellow, 1 teal, 1 green, 1 dark red, 1 coral, 1 dark blue.

Winks (5/8" diameter, quality plastic, no burrs): 4 bright yellow, 2 teal, 4 dark green, 3 lighter red, 4 coral, 3 dark blue.

Squidger (7/8" diameter, quality plastic, no burrs, not shiny): 1 yellow.

Copy 2 includes:

Squidgers (1" diameter): 1 dark blue, 1 teal, 1 yellow, 1 coral.

Winks (21/32" diameter: 4 dark blue, 4 teal.4 yellow, 4 coral.

Copy 3 includes:

Squidgers (1 3/16" diameter, quality plastic with no burrs): 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 teal, and 1 white.

Winks (21/32" diameter, quality plastic with no burrs): 4 dark red, 4 yellow, 4 teal, and 4 white.

Winks (5/8" diameter, quality plastic with no burrs): 1 red, 1 yellow.

Copy 4 includes:

Winks (13/16" diameter, bone): 5 white, 4 red, lighter red.

Winks (11/16" diameter, quality plastic, no burrs): 4 white, 1 pale yellow, 2 yellow, 5 purple, 2 red

Winks (21/32" diameter): 1 dull green.

Winks (5/8" diameter): 1 blue, 1 red.