New Game of KING'S QUOITS

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rules

© 1893 McLoughlin Brothers

McLoughlin Brothers

(no catalog number shown on game)

[none]

«New
Game
of
KING'S
QUOITS»

COPYRIGHT 1893 BY
McLoughlin Brothers, New York

Illustrated scenes are vertical and only in the upper left and lower right quadrants of the cover; large box (16 3/4" by 18 5/8")

king, queen, quoits, baby, wizard, crown, cat, greyhound, dog, lion, sword, shield, quoit

label under box lid

"NEW GAME OF KING'S QUOITS." and "DIRECTIONS FOR YANKEE QUOITS."

cardboard box with wooden lower aprons and inner compartments

16 ¾ inches wide — 18 ⅝ inches high — 1 ⅝ inches deep

103.5 cm wide — 58.7 cm high — 4.8 cm deep

Label. Gold outer border. Red background within.

"New Game of" (black) at top center, below golden "fencing" at top center to right. Below it is "KING'S" in gold with light blue inside letter sy top and black mottling at lower borders, shown on a yellow banner at upper left. A golden and light blue crown connects to the top right line of the letter "K". Below the "G" is a larger crown (mostly gold, some light blue at top) at an angle.

At left top is an image of a sorceror (tall black conical hat, black robe, white cloth hanging from top of hat, white cloth around head) pointing a wand over a baby in a bed with white blanket (with golden radiants and golden fringe trim), as a woman (queen; white head scarf , under red crown, that hangs to the sides and becomes red with white edges; yellow top with red/yellow robes; blue dress in front; yellow dress or cape at left) and man (king; yellow/red crown; robe with red out outsides and white edges with black dashes; yellow/orange/red outfit) look on.

Below at left is another crown (golden with one row of green, red, and white "gems" around it).

At lower left is "QUOITS" similar in appearance to the "KING'S" on a banner.

Below it is another crown (golden with 3 rows of green, white, and red "gems" around it).

At lower right is an image of a young man (brown/black jacket; yellow/red belt, blue around collar) sitting at table looking right, and holding a glass with a reddish-brown liquid in his right hand. To his right in the back is a wide golden vase with red, white, and blue flowers. To right on the table is a clear dish and top with handle. To the right in the foreground is a golden pitcher.

At rear is a woman (queen; small golden crown; blue/white checked headdress; plunging neckline with white border and black dashses; blue/green dress; red/blue/light blue vertically striped arms) sitting in a chair at the table, holding a red fruit in her left hand.

To her right is a man (king; large golden, spiked crown; white hair and beard; cape with brown/black back and white inside with black dashes) looking left and holding a golden cup, sitting in a chair at a table with a yellow dish with food on it in front of him

In the foreground of this illustration is a cat (dark brown; white ribbon around neck) sitting on a red cushion, looking towards the table.

At lower left on the red background, the following appears: "COPYRIGHT 1893 BY" above "McLoughlin Brothers, New York".

off-white with silver diagonal lines and random red spots

Off-white with silver diagonal lines and random red spots

The game target is attached inside the box bottom, measuring about 16" square. The target has a totally different illustration than the cover.

The outer background is blue.

A vertical red circular ring fills most of the background. Inside it is a golden ring, and inside that is a light blue ring. Also, at center inside the light blue ring is a yellow ring, and inside that, a circle with a castle shown inside it.

At bottom on the golden circle is a brown-winged and white-headed eagle, holding a silver spear with light blue blade. At left on the golden circle is a white greyhound dog with black spots, oriented vertically up, and a lion on the golden circle at right, oriented vertically down.
At top on the golden circle is a light blue/green/dark blue fire-breathing dragon, with yellow feet, blue face, and yellow/black eyes surrounded by red.

Diagonally facing each corner is a white oval with a golden filigree border with yellow and black short-striped accents, and red at the base and in other spots. Each oval has a different illustration of two people together, wearing fancy clothes.

Between the rings are holes for placing colored wooden pins that have a 3/16" nib fitting into the holes and the remainder measuring 1" standing up from the holes. The pins have a round part at top, then another rounded part below, then a more oval part, then the base standing on the game surface, and the nib below that is inserted into a hole.

There are 16 red pins and holes between the red and golden rings. There are 16 blue pins and holes between the golden and light blue rings. There are 8 dull yellow pins and holes between the light blue and yellow rings.

The game comes with two types of winks: brass rings and bone quoits/rings.

Four squidgers are provided that are solid bone discs, 1" in diameter, in red, dark brown, white, and green.

6 bone quoits/rings are provided for each of the following colors: red, green, black, and white. They measure 1" in outer diameter and 3/8" in inner diameter.

12 brass rings are included, measuring 1 1/8" in diameter with about a 1/16" thick ring width.

Rick Tucker

The Strong 107.4091 ⇱