Game Information
McLoughlin Bros. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1724Full Publisher Info
New Round Game Tiddledy Winks (game title) AGPI # · G-30122
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
MCL-06v2
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case

NEW ROUND GAME TIDDLEDY WINKS

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
© 1890 
Date Source(s)

rules

Copyright on Game (Most Recent)

© 1890 McLoughlin Bros.

Publisher Name on Game

McLoughlin Bro's.

Publisher Catalog #

(no catalog number shown on game)

Publisher Mark(s)

[none]

Cover Text

«NEW ROUND GAME
TIDDLEDY
WINKS»

McLOUGHLIN BRO'S. NEW-YORK.

Variant Description

The game comes in a cardboard box with an underbox that is dark blue and has silver splotches. Each of the letters of "TIDDLEDY" appears on a colored wink on a curve, with a radiant sun background. The cup inside measures 1 7/8" in diameter at top.

Game Type · 
Number of Players · 
2 to 4, but more amusing when 4 play as partners
Date on Rules · 
© 1890 
Rules Format

leaflet (4 sides)

Container Type

cardboard box

Container Size · (measured in inches)

4 ¾ inches wide — 3 ½ inches high — 1 ⅝ inches deep

27.3 cm wide — 39.4 cm high — 4.8 cm deep

Cover Description

Blue box with label.

The label has a two-toned light blue dental outer border. The main background is yellow.

"NEW ROUND GAME" appears at top, concave down, in black with red shadow downward.

Each of the letters of "TIDDLEDY" are in white on winks of dark blue, red, and green, alternating; each wink has a dark blue circumference then a teal one inside it.

"WINKS" appears below in black with a red shadow to the upper left.

"McLOUGHLIN BRO'S. NEW-YORK." is shown in black at bottom.

Underlabel Description

blue

Apron Descriptions

blue, empty

Box Bottom Description

offwhite

Tiddlywinks Type · 
cup
Tiddlywinks Targets

1 nonshiny natural wooden cup: round, 1 7/8" to 2" top diameter, 1 5/8" bottom diameter, 1 3/8" tall, with two double rings around sides.

Winks

One copy (copy 1) of the game comes with the following squidgers and winks:

Bone squidgers (1 1/16" in diameter): 1 black, 1 red, 1 white, 1 purple.

Bone winks (5/8" in diameter); 5 black, 6 red, 6 white, 6 purple.

Another copy (copy 2) of the game comes with the following squidgers and winks:

Bone squidgers (1 1/16" in diameter): 1 red, 1 brown, 1 white.

Bone winks (5/8" in diameter); 3 red, 3 brown, 6 white, 2 blue, and 1 purple.

Another copy (copy 3) of the game comes with the following squidgers and winks:

Bone squidgers (1" in diameter): 1 purple, 1 red; (1 1/16" in diameter): 1 brown.

Bone winks (5/8" in diameter); 5 purple, 5 red, 8 black, 5 white.

Tiddlywinks Felt · 
In 2 copies of the game (copies 1 and 2), no felt was present. In 1 copy of the game (copy 3), 4 round (2 5/8") green felt pads are present.
Collection • Individual(s)

Rick Tucker

Collection • The Strong Museum of Play object(s)
Database Update Date · 
2025-04-14 22:12:37

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