MERIT TIDDLEY WINKS

cover

© 1965 J. & L Randall Ltd.

J. & L. Randall Ltd.

6413 (on apron)

J & LR Ltd

© J & L RANDALL LTD MCMLXV

«MERIT
TIDDLEY WINKS»

J & L RANDALL LTD

MADE IN ENGLAND

has Merit, "

printed under box lid

cardboard box

5 ¼ inches wide — 5 ¼ inches high — 1 ⅝ inches deep

32.4 cm wide — 32.4 cm high — 4.8 cm deep

Light blue outer border. Yellow stripe rounded square inner border. Black inside, with yellow slivers inward. "TIDDLEY WINKS" in multiple orientations and colors on black. Bottom of cover depicts target in box bottom. Many winks flying toward target cup from upper left and right.

The injection-molded plastic pot is dark brown with nonuniform shades, measuring 1 7/8" in diameter at top, 1 3/16" at bottom, 1 1/2" tall, with concave sides and the base not extending out from the lower sides. The bottom of the pot has "A MERIT PRODUCT" around the top inside the recessed base and "J & L R LTD" around the bottom inside the recessed base.

The cheap plastic squidgers and winks are provided in blue, green, red, and yellow, and have sharp edges and burrs. 1 squidger is included for each color, measuring 7/8" in diameter. It appears that 4 winks are included for each color, each measuring 5/8" in diameter.

Rick Tucker

eBay 165501203 ⇱