HOP-SCOTCH Tiddledy Winks

cover

© 1891 Parker Brothers

On cover: "PATENT APPLIED FOR".

Parker Brothers

[none]

«HOP-SCOTCH
Tiddledy Winks»

TRADE MARK

PATENT APPLIED FOR

Published by
PARKER BROTHERS,
SALEM, MASS.

COPYRIGHTED 1891 [note: the "9" is backwards]

The red underbox has a filigree design. The cover has "HOP-SCOTCH" in red and "Tiddledy Winks" in white, and an orange background at top left and top right with yellow between. "1891" is printed incorrectly with a backwards 9. The numbers on the felt mat do not have extra curly tops; the mat has no dental design on its red borders.

hop scotch

sheet [Copy 1: may not be original to this game]

"DIRECTIONS for playing the popular game of TIDDLEDY WINKS"

cardboard box

10 ⅜ inches wide — 6 ¾ inches high — 2 ⅛ inches deep

32.7 cm wide — 40 cm high — 6.7 cm deep

209.0 grams

7.4 ounces

Label: border has a repeating dental element in goldish on pink. Four corners have rounded red triangles. "HOP-SCOTCH" in red with dark bottoms and black shadow outline. "TRADE MARK" to the right of it. "Tiddledy Winks" in white with black shadow outline. "PATENT APPLIED FOR" to the right of it. At left at a table with decorative red tablecloth and hop-scotch mat on top are 5 adults: 1 man at left with mustache, seated; 1 women facing away with red top, seated, 1 man standing with mustache, 1 woman sitting with blue dress, and 1 woman looking straight ahead to right of table. At right, on the floor, are 3 children playing at hop scotch mat: 1 boy in blue clothes and frilly neck, 1 girl in blue clothes and frilly neck, and 1 girl in red clothes with frilly neck. "COPYRIGHTED 1891" at lower right [the "9" is backwards and may appear to be an "8"]. At center bottom: "Published by PARKER BROTHERS, SALEM, MASS." in red on white rectangle.

red with fleur-de-lis

(same as box background)

The cylindrical glossy black-painted wooden cup (1 3/4" top diameter, 1 3/8" bottom diameter, 1 1/2" tall) has a concave sides and a two-tier protruding base.

The playing surface is a dark yellow felt pad (8 1/2" x 16 3/8") marked "HOP SCOTCH" at top. It has a red border with no other markings. A filled-in red circle (inside a black circle) is marked at bottom, indicating the starting point for shooting a wink. The mat is marked in areas as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in a hop scotch layout, from bottom to top. The numbers on the felt mat do not have extra curly tops; they are also typical width for this title; for example, the widest part of the "8" is 1/2" wide.

Rick Tucker

1991 · Lee Dennis · Warman's Antique American Games 1840-1940 · page 171 · (book)

22 October 1891 · American Stationer · page 898 · note: Illustration of cover. · (periodical)