Game Information

Spear Game Archive

Spear's Games (on cover)

J. W. S. & S. (on rules)

(none)

"SPEAR'S GAMES" in oval (on cover)

"MADE BY" then "J. W. S. & S." over "BAVARIA" on dagger (on rules)

[title SWEET WEDDING BELLS
A NOVEL GAME OF
TIDLEY WINKS]

[logo SPEAR'S GAMES]

DESIGNED IN ENGLAND MANUFACTURED AT THE SPEAR WORKS, BAVARIA. REGISTERED GREAT BRITAIN

tiddlywinks

printed under box lid

"SWEET WEDDING BELLS"

6⅞ inches wide — 5¼ inches high — 3⅛ inches deep

17.5 cm wide — 13.3 cm high — 7.9 cm deep

Top label with black line border, light green background. "SWEET WEDDING BELLS" at top in two shades of green with black outline. "A NOVEL GAME OF" below it in gray with white outline. "TIDLEY WINKS" below it in two shades of green with black outline. Three golden bells hanging from the "S" in "SWEET". Black young boy with top hat and purple coat and red briefs, along with black young girl with frilly dress, ring of flowers in hair with wedding train, and white flowers in hand, and smaller black young girl carrying train, dressed like other girl. Figures are walking on a red strip.

At bottom left: the logo "SPEAR'S GAMES" in an oval (in black).

At bottom from middle to right: "DESIGNED IN ENGLAND MANUFACTURED AT THE SPEAR WORKS, BAVARIA. REGISTERED GREAT BRITAIN"

red

printed rules on tan

Red with no design.

blue-gray overlabel, empty

A cardboard bell tower (3" square on top, 6 3/8" tall)serves as the target for this game. The bell (approximately 3/4" tall by 1" wide) is attached by a string to the inner top of the tower.

Copy 2 of this game comes with the following:

4 round green pieces of felt (1 1/2" diameter) come with the game.

1 squidger (1" diameter): yellow, green, red, and blue.
3 winks (5/8" diameter): yellow, green, red, and blue.

Copy 3 of this game comes with the following:

4 round green pieces of felt (1 3/4" diameter) come with the game.

1 squidger (1" diameter): yellow, black, red, and white.
4 winks (5/8" diameter): yellow, black, red, and white.