Game of BASKET BALL

McLoughlin Bros.

(no catalog number shown on game)

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McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.

This is a tiddlywinks game. The cover shows a pole in the center of the cover with a hoop at top; "BASKET BALL" appears at center on the cover on a scroll.

basketball, hoop

label under box lid

"Directions for Playing BASKET BALL FOR TWO PLAYERS"

cardboard box with wooden lower aprons

21 inches wide — 11 inches high — 1 ⅝ inches deep

53.3 cm wide — 27.9 cm high — 4.8 cm deep

Box background: tan "moiré" on wood frame. Label: tan "moiré" background, "Game of" in black at top; "BASKET BALL" at center in red on scrolls; pole in center with hoop at top; red/clear streamers from hoop.

tan moiré

tan moiré

On each end of court is a red cylindrical wooden base (1 1/4" diameter base) with a metal attachment which has a ring,.< 1 3/4", marked on base "GOAL" in black. Loose backstop nets (wood base, 10"), (height: 5 1/4" to mesh) at left and right. Court marked in red on box bottom with brown "moiré" background. "McLoughlin Bros BASKET BALL Game" at one end..Two "FOUL LINE"s marked. Center has circular green felt (2 3/8") attached.

Bone or ivory. Extra large (1"): 1 blue, 1 yellow. Small (3/4"): 4 blue, 4 dull yellow

Rick Tucker