Game Information
Spear's Games (publisher) AGPI # · P-1849Full Publisher Info
Sweet Wedding Bells A Novel Game of Tidley Winks (game title) AGPI # · G-30373
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
SPE-21
Title Source · 
game cover
Title, Preserving Case

SWEET WEDDING BELLS A NOVEL GAME OF TIDLEY WINKS

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
1930 
Date Source(s)

Spear Game Archive

Publisher Name on Game

Spear's Games (on cover)

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

Publication Location on Game

Bavaria

Publisher Catalog #

(none)

Publisher Mark(s)

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

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

Brand on Game

(none)

Design Location on Game

England

Cover Text

«SWEET WEDDING BELLS
A NOVEL GAME OF
TIDLEY WINKS»

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

Game Type · 
tiddlywinks
Rules Format

printed under box lid

Rules Overview

"SWEET WEDDING BELLS"

Container Type

cardboard box

Container Size · (measured in inches)

6 ⅞ inches wide — 5 ¼ inches high — 3 ⅛ inches deep

21.3 cm wide — 32.4 cm high — 9.8 cm deep

Cover Description

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"

Underlabel Description

red

Inside Box Lid

printed rules on tan

Apron Descriptions

Red with no design.

Box Bottom Description

blue-gray overlabel, empty

Contents

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.

Collection • Individual(s)

Rick Tucker

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