Game Information

The "Chad Valley" Co. Ltd. (on cover, rules)

(no catalog number shown on game)

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PLUTO
GOOFY
DONALD DUCK
JIMINY CRICKET
MICKEY MOUSE
PINOCCHIO

[title WALT
DISNEY'S
TIDLEYWINKS]

SOLE LICENSEE FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE (EXCLUDING CANADA) THE "CHAD VALLEY" CO. LTD. HARBORNE, ENGLAND

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH WALT DISNEY - MICKEY MOUSE LTD.

tiddlywinks, Walt Disney, Disney, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio

printed under box lid

"Instructions for playing Walt. Disney TIDLEYWINKS"

11 1/16 inches wide — 8 11/16 inches high — 1⅜ inches deep

28.1 cm wide — 22.1 cm high — 3.5 cm deep

The wraparound label has a red border on the cover.

"TIDLEYWINKS" (in dark blue with black outline) appears at bottom, over a yellow rectangle. Above is "WALT DISNEY'S" (in black) in the Disney-style handwriting.

The center of the cover has a "bulls-eye" target of four colors (red, yellow, blue red, from outside in).

Around the center are radial trapezoidal segments, each depicting a Disney character in a pose with winks: Pluto with a wink in his mouth, Goofy balancing winks on his nose, Jiminy Cricket juggling winks, Pinocchio stacking winks, Mickey Mouse holding a yellow wink and with one foot on the "T" in "TIDLEYWINKS", and Donald Duck with a wink in a slingshot.

At bottom, "SOLE LICENSEE FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE (EXCLUDING CANADA) THE "CHAD VALLEY" CO. LTD. HARBORNE, ENGLAND" appears above "BY ARRANGEMENT WITH WALT DISNEY - MICKEY MOUSE LTD." (all in black).

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printed rules on light gray

Long (top and bottom) aprons: red (sometimes faded to orange) background with "WALT" over "DISNEY'S" (in black, Disney signature-style) then "TIDLEYWINKS" (top of letter yellow, bottom green, with black outline);

Short (left and right) aprons: 7 winks at angles: blue, green, yellow, light blue, yellow, green, blue.

red overlabel, empty

The quality compression-molded dark brown plastic pot (1 1/2" diameter at top, 1 7/8" diameter at bottom, 1 1/4" tall, with concave side) is marked on the bottom as follows: "CHAD VALLEY" around top; "REG. DES" below; "TIDLEYWINKS" above "5051" above "MADE AT" shown horizontally across center; and "HARBORNE, ENGLAND" around bottom. The inner part of the bottom side is recessed about 3/16" and curves inward (upward).

The cup fits inside the hole in the box bottom build-up, around which are two concentric rings, one yellow and the outer one red, both with black outlines.

Around the center are radial rectangle segments depicting each character in a pose with winks, from upper left and clockwise: Pluto with a wink in his mouth, Goofy balancing winks on his nose, Jiminy Cricket juggling winks, Pinocchio stacking winks, Mickey Mouse holding a yellow wink and with one foot on the "T" in "TIDLEYWINKS", and Donald Duck with a wink in a slingshot.

"TIDLEYWINKS" is in dark blue with black outline at bottom, over a yellow rectangle. Above is "WALT DISNEY'S" in the Disney-style handwriting.

At bottom, "SOLE LICENSEE FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE (EXCLUDING CANADA) THE "CHAD VALLEY" CO. LTD. HARBORNE, ENGLAND" appears above "BY ARRANGEMENT WITH WALT DISNEY - MICKEY MOUSE LTD." in black.

Copy 1 includes:

Squidgers (7/8" quality plastic, no burrs): 1 darker green, 1 red, 2 dark blue, 1 bright yellow, 1 slightly darker yellow.

Winks (5/8" quality plastic, no burrs): 3 medium green, 1 dark green (1 with chip), 1 lighter blue (with chip), 1 bright yellow, 1 offwhite.

Wink (21/32" quality plastic, no burrs): 1 coral, 1 darker green.

Winks (19/32" bone): 1 bright red, 1 bright green, 2 bright yellow.

Copy 2 includes:

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

Winks (5/8" quality plastic, no burrs): 4 yellow, 1 red, 1 green, 4 dark blue (2 with chips).

Squidger (1" cheap plastic with burr): 1 very bright red.