Tidley WINKS

Gamages catalog

J. W. S. & S. (on cover)

J. W. Spear & Sons (on rules)

Bavaria

(none)

J.W.S.&S. Bavaria

(none)

«Tidley
WINKS.»

MADE BY J. W. S. & S. BAVARIA

Red wraparound label; "MADE BY" on cover. Silver text and holly leaves. Hand series.

Similar box illustrations, but differing markings, box colors, and box sizes: [similar SPE-05v1 SPE-05v2 SPE-41].

6 pence

1 shilling 10 pence

printed under box lid

"Tidley Winks."

cardboard box

5 ⅜ inches wide — 5 inches high — 1 ⅞ inches deep

16.8 cm wide — 12.7 cm high — 5.4 cm deep

"Tidley" at top, "WINKS." at bottom, and holly branches in silver, forming irregular frame around the center illustration.

The center shows a hand with white shirt sleeve and dark blue/black coat sleeve, holding a red squidger on a white wink on a tan surface (at a diagonal) with a light blue background (at a diagonal) above the tan surface.

At lower right: "MADE BY J. W. S. & S. BAVARIA".

tan, empty

red, empty

pale dull green overlabel

Bone counters.

wood cup: mostly natural, but with black flange base and red & blue lines around.

Extra large "vegetable ivory" (1"): 1 green, 1 yellow. Large (7/8): 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 purple. Small (5/8"): 4 green, 4 yellow, 1 red, 2 purple, 4 white, 2 black, 1 orange-red. Small (9/16"): 2 red.

Rick Tucker