Game Information
E. I. Horsman (publisher) AGPI # · P-488Full Publisher Info
Horsman's  Tiddledy Wink Tennis and Tiddledy Winks Combined (game) AGPI # · G-38090
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
HOR-06v2
Title Source · 
game cover
Title, Preserving Case · 
HORSMAN's TIDDLEDY WINK TENNIS AND TIDDLEDY WINKS COMBINED
Title Language · 
English
Date · 
© 1890 
Date Source

cover

Copyright on Game · 
© 1890 by E. I. Horsman Jr.
Publisher Name on Game

E. I. Horsman Jr.

Publisher Mark

[none]

Cover Text

[title HORSMAN'S]

TRADE
MARK

[title TIDDLEDY WINK TENNIS
AND TIDDLEDY WINKS COMBINED.]

PATENTED APPLIED FOR

COPYRIGHTED BY E.I. HORSMAN JR. 1890.

Variant Description

wooden box, rectangular red/gray diagonal pattern sides, patent pending on back of mat; yellow net stands

Similar Games · 
HOR-06v1, HOR-06v2 (same cover and game, but in a wooden box frame); HOR-01v1, HOR-01v2 (same cover and game, but in a cardboard box)
Persons Involved

E. I. Horsman Jr. (copyright)

Game Type · 
Price · 
$1.00 (Youth's Companion magazine, E. I. Horsman advertisement, 20 November 1890, page 636, column 2)
Rules Format

leaflet (8 pages); also comes with sheet (1 side); also comes with leaflet (4 sides) for plain Horsman Tiddledy Winks game

Rules Overview

TIDDLEDY WINK TENNIS
TRADE MARK
COPYRIGHT 1890, E. I. HORSMAN, JR.

Container Type · 
box with wooden sides and cardboard top and bottom
Container Size · (measured in inches)

10¾ inches wide — 7¼ inches high — 2¼ inches deep

27.3 cm wide — 18.4 cm high — 5.7 cm deep

Cover Description

Monochrome cover. "HORSMAN's" at upper left with very tall "H". "TRADE" above "MARK" at left center. "TIDDLEDY WINK TENNIS" at bottom, with very tall first "T". On banner below, in smaller characters: "AND TIDDLEDY WINKS COMBINED." Below that, "PATENTED APPLIED FOR" at left and "COPYRIGHTED BY E. I. HORSMAN JR. 1890" at right.

Table at center with tennis mat and net from game. Man at left (black suit, mustache) holding shooter with right hand, leaning it on the edge of the table. To right is a woman (outfit with light sash around neck) looking on with hands under table. To right is a man (dark suit, light shirt, and bowtie, mustache) at right rear corner looking on. At right is woman (outfit with V-neck) holding light-colored shooter on mat.

Apron Descriptions

red

Box Bottom Description

gray with red label edges

Contents

Felt mat, 15 3/4" x 9 3/8" x 1/8", marked "HORSMAN'S TENNIS" on both ends in red. Outer background is yellow, then red line, then white line. Inside that are markings for a tennis court in green, separated by white lines.

On back of felt mat, "[unreadable]" above "MANUFACTURERS," above "NEW YORK" above "Patent Pending." on back.

One cardboard net, 8 3/4" wide and between 1 1/8" and1 3/8" high, about 1/8" thick. Two turned, yellow-painted natural wood stands for ends of net, shaped like cylindrical chess bishops (2" tall, 1/2" diameter at top) each with a rectangular base (2" long, 1/2" wide, and 3/16" tall).

One 4 1/4" square mat with handsown pale orange sides.

One copy (copy 1) includes:

1 bone squidger (1 1/8"): 1 pale yellow, 1 green, 1 red, 1 offwhite, 1 dark brown, and 1 blue.

Bone winks (5/8"): 2 pale yellow, 4 green, 5 red, 3 offwhite, 4 brown, and 5 dark blue.

In Collection · 
Database Update Date · 
2021-05-06 20:09:08

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