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Game Information

McLoughlin Bros. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1724Full Publisher Info

Improved Game Tiddledy Winks (game) AGPI # · G-35102

Tucker Tiddlywinks # ·

MCL-26

Title Source ·

cover

Title, Preserving Case ·

IMPROVED GAME TIDDLEDY WINKS

Title Language ·

English

Date ·

patented 1890

Date Source

game cover

Publisher Name on Game

McLoughlin Bros.

Publisher Catalog #

(no catalog number shown on game)

Publisher Mark

[none]

Cover Text

[title IMPROVED GAME
TIDDLEDY
WINKS]

PATENTED, NOV. 18TH 1890

McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK.

Variant Description

The game cover is marked as "PATENT NOV. 18 1890". The game comes in a wooden box with a dark blue background and golden letters and illustrations. The monochrome cover depicts a frog smoking a pipe and holding a fishing rod.

Game Type ·

tiddlywinks

Keywords

tiddlywinks

Container Type ·

wooden box

Container Size · (measured in inches)

9⅜ inches wide — 4½ inches high — 2¼ inches deep

23.8 cm wide — 11.4 cm high — 5.7 cm deep

Cover Description

Lettering and filigrees in gold leaf. "IMPROVED GAME" above "TIDDLEDY" (each letter in a circle, letters at different angles, with decorative filigrees between circles), above "PATENTED. NOV. 18TH 1890." above "WINKS" (background color, on gold banner), above "McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK. Decorative filigrees in each corner.

Apron Descriptions

very dark blue

Box Bottom Description

gray

In Collection ·

Rick Tucker

Patent Registration Information

Country ·

Type ·

grant

Date Issued ·

18 November 1890