TIDLEY SKITTLES

1938 and 1939 (in trade catalog), 1950 (in trade catalog), 1952 (in trade catalog)

both cited in Malcolm J. Watkins, Games-Makers to the Empire: Roberts Brothers of Gloucester 1890–1957, © 2013, page 177.

Glevum Series (on cover)

"Glevum" Series (on game target, rules)

(no catalog number shown on game)

"GLEVUM", Roman profile & helmet, and "SERIES" in oval (on cover)

(none)

«TIDLEY SKITTLES»

MADE IN ENGLAND

«GLEVUM SERIES»

BRITISH MANUFACTURE

bowling, skittles, cigarette, bowling pin

Copy 2: label under box lid;
Copy 1: no rules included

"TIDLEY SKITTLES" (on Copy 2)

cardboard box

11 ¼ inches wide — 9 ¼ inches high — 1 1/16 inches deep

70.5 cm wide — 57.8 cm high — 1.7 cm deep

The top label has a white outer border, then black outline, then a border consisting of alternating wide dark blue and yellow triangles, and then another white border within, then a red outline, and then the main cover art.

At top: "TIDLEY" and then a slight drop, then "SKITTLES", both on a concave-down curve, in red rounded letters with black outline.

Woman at upper left (blonde hair, white blouse and red vest with yellow wavy lines), in front of window with blue curtains (notional greenery in background), shooting a wink from a green square-edged table at the target pins and stand at the center of the table with a green tablecloth.

Man at right (brown hair, blue suit, white shirt, and black/red tie) is looking left, smoking a cigarette, and has left hand in pocket. Background wall is yellow.

At lower left: "MADE IN" above "ENGLAND" (in black).

At center is the logo, "GLEVUM", a Roman helmet, and "SERIES" inside an oval (in black).

At lower right: "BRITISH" above "MANUFACTURE" (in black) inside a green rectangle with a black outline.

red

offwhite, empty

Red with no design.

light brown with edges of red underlabel

9 pins (complete) (2 1/2" tall, 1/2" diameter at bottom, 9/16" diameter by top) of natural wood. The target stand is wood (8 1/8" x 8 1/2" with beveled edges, and a label on top with "10" in center circle, then radiating octants marked 2, 3, 8, 6, 5, 4, 7, 9.

Copy 1 includes quality plastic squidgers and winks (no burrs):

1 squidger (1" in diameter) and at least 3 winks (5/8" in diameter) of the following colors: green, red, dark blue, coral, yellow, and light purple.

Copy 2 includes no winks, but includes two short colored wooden pins.

Rick Tucker