Game Information
Globe Series of Games (publisher) AGPI # · P-2793Full Publisher Info
Sweet Wedding Bells (game title) AGPI # · G-30804
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
GLB-04
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case

Sweet Wedding Bells

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
around 1900 
Date Source(s)

GC11-2024-10-08

Patent Info on Game

On cover: "PATENTED IN GT. BRITAIN No. 5482.".

Publisher Name on Game

Globe Series of Games

Publisher Catalog #

(no catalog number shown on game)

Publisher Mark(s)

|"GLOBE" SERIES OF GAMES| above a globe with a winged hat at top, "TRADE" around left, and "MARK" around right

Cover Text

[title]

PATENTED IN GT. BRITAIN No. 5482.

MADE IN BAVARIA

Variant Description

Square box. Cover: first letter of each word in title in red, rest in blue, at top center; groom and bride with veil are exiting a church on a mostly red carpet.

Similar Games to G-30804

Cover similar to Sweet Wedding Bells (G-30805) by Eyre & Spottiswoode, but that game does not mention Globe Series.

Made In Location Marked · 
Bavaria
Game Type · 
Keywords
Number of Players · 
4, 2 ladies and 2 gentlemen preferred; or any
Rules Format

2 sides in booklet including advertisements for other Globe Series games

Rules Overview

Booklet cover: 'The "GLOBE" Series of Games.'. Includes ads for many games (e.g. CALLOPEA, CHECKMATE"). Rules: "Sweet Wedding Bells" + "AN ADDITIONAL PARLOUR GAME TO THE WELL KNOWN GAME of SWEET WEDDING BELLS"

Container Type

cardboard box

Container Size · (measured in inches)

7 ½ inches wide — 7 ½ inches high — 1 ½ inches deep

90.2 cm wide — 90.2 cm high — 14 cm deep

Cover Description

Label. "Sweet" above "Wedding" above "Bells", with each first letter in orange-red and the rest in light blue, with black outlines/shadows. Image of couple leaving a church under an archway, on a red/green/yellow carpet, with a circle of two bells at top right. Man has a white cap, beard, blue shirt with billowing sleeves by the elbow, and black sleeves in the forearm, red vest, and blue pants. Woman has a white wedding dress and veil.

Underlabel Description

red with shiny raised interlocking pattern

Apron Descriptions

red ...

Tiddlywinks Type · 
tower, bell
Tiddlywinks Targets

Tower with a small bell.

Winks

Yes (included but not counted or measured).

Tiddlywinks Felt · 
(No felt present in copies examined.)
Collection • Individual(s)

Rick Tucker

Database Update Date · 
2025-04-24 15:36:46

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