THE New ROUND Game TIDDLEDY WINKS

Handwritten text on one copy (c1): "May 1890".

On cover: "BY LETTERS PATENT".

J. Jaques & Son

London, England UK

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«THE
New
ROUND
Game
TIDDLEDY
WINKS»

BY LETTERS PATENT

PUBLISHED BY
J. JAQUES & SON, LONDON.

Gold diamond pattern on dark red underlabel. No "Ltd." for "J. Jaques & Son". "BY LETTERS PATENT" on cover; no "REGISTERED" or "TRADE MARK" on cover.

cardboard box

4 inches wide — 3 inches high — 1 ¾ inches deep

10.2 cm wide — 7.6 cm high — 8.3 cm deep

Label with orange background. White outer border, then black outline, with gray design in each corner. "New", "THE ROUND", and "Game" in black at top. "TIDDLEDY" and "WINKS" in black, each letter on a wink. "TIDDLEDY" on curve at center, with "BY LETTERS PATENT" on white background below, and "WINKS" below that. "PUBLISHED BY J. JAQUES & SON, LONDON." at bottom in black.

gold diamond pattern on dark blue

One one copy of the game (c1): A white label is affixed, with "J.A. Fincher" signature at an angle, with "INVENTOR" at lower right; it is framed by 2 black rectangles and a small filigree in each corner. A purple oval stamped marking has been applied: "E. LITTLEWOOD" above "TOYS, DOLLS," above "KINDERGARTEN," above "& FANCY GOODS", with "39, WESTERN RD. BRIGHTON" at bottom.

On one copy of the game (c1) is handwritten text: "Mr. & Mrs. T. Cooper" above "from their" above "Aunt Louise" above "May 1890".

Quality turned and polished wooden cup (2 1/2" top diameter, 2 1/16" bottom diameter, 1 1/2" high) with a concave side and black circumferential line near base. Black paper is attached to the bottom.

One copy (c1) includes a 1 1/8" diameter squidger each in red, white, purple, and yellow. Also included were 11/16" winks: yellow (5), purple (4), white (7), and red (5).

Rick Tucker