THE NEW GAME of "Flitterkins."

1889: Punch magazine, 28 December 1889, page 303, column 1

1903: article in Liberty Review magazine, January 1903, page 22

Label under box lid

FLITTERKINS.

H. C. WILSON,
PATENTEE.

Mauchline wooden box

Tennis net.

H. C. Wilson (patentee)

tennis, net

(no rules present in games examined)

Mauchline natural wooden box

5 ⅛ inches wide — 3 ⅛ inches high — 1 ⅞ inches deep

16.2 cm wide — 9.8 cm high — 5.4 cm deep

"THE NEW" at upper left, above "GAME of" (all in black) with pink-brown leaf filigree to right.

On diagonal from lower left to upper right, bordered by pale blue line then offwhite line then black line with white beads: "TRADE" above "MARK" at lower left, then "Flitterkins" in double-quotes.

Across center is a black line with pale blue alternating with black, disappearing behind diagonal banner.

In lower half, also disappearing behind diagonal banner, is a red box with offwhite beaded borders except on botton, which is black with pale blue beads. In red box is "BY LETTERS PATENT" and a black circle in which a man's hand is shooting a red wink over a net on a yellow surface. At bottom of red box is a pale blue banner with "PUBLISHED BY" above "J. JAQUES & SON. LONDON."

natural wood

2 finely turned natural wooden net holders, 3 3/8" tall, with 1 1/2" round base and 1/2" round top. Hole is in top of each for tying the ends of the net.

Net is approximately 2 1/2" tall, in white mesh with red across top.

Yes (included but not counted or measured).

Rick Tucker