Hawks and Rooks

GARD copyright entry for "Directions for playing the game of Rooks and Hawks for 2 or 4 players".

© 1892 A. Cameron & Co.

On cover: "BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT".

A. Cameron & Co. (on cover, rules)

53 Lupton Street, St. John's College Park, N. W.

(no catalog number shown on game)

(none)

[cross-ref name="Joseph Collard" role="printer" location="Cranbourne St., W. C." note="weapon"]

(none)

«Hawks
and
Rooks»

For Two or Four Players

ENTERED AT STATIONERS HALL.

BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

Published by A. CAMERON & Co., 53 Lupton Street, St. John's College Park, N. W.

Joseph Collard (printer)

hawk, rook, tree, bird, sword, quoit, ring

stiff tan booklet (4 sides) with brown ink

"DIRECTIONS For Playnig the Game of Rooks and Hawks. For Two or Four Players."

cardboard box

6 ⅛ inches wide — 4 ¾ inches high — 2 ⅛ inches deep

19.4 cm wide — 27.3 cm high — 6.7 cm deep

197.0 grams

6.9 ounces

The top label has a dull yellow appearance and background. The lettering and illustrations are in a light brown. The outer border is dull yellow, then a light brown frame, then dull yellow, then a thin light brown frame.

Two birds are flying at top, the left one carrying a twig.

At left, a woman (long dotted dress) is holding a fan with a handle in her right hand.

At right, a man (military dress uniform and very tall hat, dark tights) is holding a tall sword with his left hand.

"Hawks" appears above "and" above "Rooks" at center, occupying a large space on the screen.

"For Two or Four Players" appears below.

A horizontal line separates the above from the below.

"ENTERED AT STATIONERS HALL." at lower left and "BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT." at lower right.

The following appears below: "Published by A. CAMERON & Co., 53 Lupton Street, St. John's College Park, N. W.".

dark red

tan

dark red, empty

tan label

The game includes 3 tree-like targets (2 1/8" bottom diameter, 9/16" tall), each with a round, part sphere wooden base, with one in a shiny natural finish, another in shiny red, and the other in shiny green. The bottoms of the wooden bases are not shiny but are in the same colors as the tops.

Each target has three vertical metal rods (extending vertically about 2 1/2" above the top of the base, including where they bend) attached to the center of the top of the base; each rod is bent by the top. An additional three vertical metal rods (extending vertically about 1 1/2" above the top of the base, including the bend halfway up). A third set of three metal rods are attached to the center of the base and are bent from there (extending vertically about 1" above the top of the base).

Copy 1 includes:

Squidgers (1 1/4" diameter, bone): 1 offwhite, 1 red.

Squidgers (1 1/16" diameter, bone): 1 red, 1 dull medium blue.

Quoits (rings) (25/32" outer diameter, 9/16" inner diameter, bone): 6 red, 2 faded or eroded red, 11 offwhite.

Quoits (7/8" outer diameter, 11/16" inner diameter, bone): 1 dark blue, 1 yellow (with a partial flat edge).

In addition, offwhite quoits in two sizes are included, tied around a string: 4 white (15/16" outer diameter, 3/4" inner diameter, unknown material) and 5 white (3/4" outer diameter, 9/16" inner diameter).

A light brown envelope (5 5/8" wide, 4 1/2" high) with the same illustration and text as the cover is included; the squidgers and quoits may have originally come in this envelope.

Rick Tucker