THE IMPROVED GAME OF FISH POND.

game cover

rules

On cover: "PATENTED, JANUARY 28th 1890".

McLoughlin Bro's

(no catalog number shown on game)

[none]

«THE
IMPROVED
GAME
OF

FISH
POND.»

McLOUGHLIN BRO'S, NEW-YORK.

PATENTED, JANUARY 28th 1890

boy (blue shirt and pants), girl (white and blue collar), boy (tan cap); girl (mouth open, blue fringe at bottom of dress) in hats fishing at center with trees in background; "POND" in title is vertical; box 17 5/8" wide.

Cover of The Improved Game of Fish Pond (G-38053) by McLoughlin Bros. is similar but not identical, plus box of (G-38053) is narrower and shorter.

fish, fishing, fishing rod, pond

printed under box lid

NEW AND IMPROVED FISH POND GAME.

TWO PERSONS CAN PLAY.

[..]

536½

PATENTED JANUARY 28, 1890.

cardboard box

17 ⅝ inches wide — 4 ⅜ inches high — 1 ½ inches deep

55.6 cm wide — 13.7 cm high — 14 cm deep

Label with yellow outer border, then red line.

At left, in black: "THE" (with zigzag arising out of the "H" and to right out of the "E"), above "IMPROVED" (with zigzags arising out of the "V" and "D"), above "GAME" (with zigzags descending out of the "A" and E"), above "OF".

At lower left, in black: "McLOUGHLIN BRO'S, NEW-YORK.".

At right: "FISH" (gold, with black line then white outline then black shadow, all in slightly curvy font), above "POND." (gold with black mottled shadow, formed from sticks, appearing vertically).

At lower right, in black: "PATENTED, JANUARY 28th 1890".

Illustration has pond at left, back center, and right. Land at center is yellow in foreground and green behind by shore. Boy (blue shirt, blue knickers pants, gray hat) is facing away to left and holding a fishing pole up with his right hand. To right, girl (pink dress with blue stripes and white, red/white hat, blonde hair, and white and blue collar) is facing right though holding fishing reel to left. A pail is to her right. To her right, a boy (light brown shirt, blue pants, blue belt, light brown hat, white and blue shoulders) is kneeling on the ground, looking right and holding another pail. To his right, a girl (red and yellow blouse, blue skirt, blue lower fringe to the skirt, yellow and red hat) is facing right and holding a fishing reel with both hands. Two spindly shrubs appear left of center. Faint trees in background behind water.

red flower and two leaves in white on red background, empty

red flower and two leaves in white on red background, empty

offwhite, empty

2 natural wooden fishing rods (16 5/8" long) each with a long red string with a metal hook attached to the end.

Built-up target is in bottom of box, with 7 slots (15/16" wide) across top, 8 slots across middle, and 7 slots across bottom. Player is to use fishing rod to navigate each fish into a slot. Target depicts flowers and water lilies at left and bottom, right-of-center, plus two frogs at right, one jumping and the other standing on a lily pad. At lower right is "PAT. JAN. 28. 90."

Thick cardboard fish (approximately 2 1/2" long and 3/4" wide at maximum) each have a hole for a hook, the breed of fish on one side and a number on the other side (the same for each of a breed):

Perch (marked 3) - quantity 3
Trout (marked 6) - quantity 2
Carp (marked 9) - quantity 1
Bass (marked 12) - quantity 2
Mackerel (marked 15) - quantity 1
Bluefish (marked 18) - quantity 2
Shad (marked 21) - quantity 3
Codfish (marked 24) - quantity 3
Haddock (marked 27) - quantity 1
Blackfish (marked 30) - quantity 2
Herring (marked 33) - quantity 1
Weakfish (marked 39) - quantity 1
Pickerel (marked 45) - quantity 1

Rick Tucker