Game Information

Spear Game Archive

Spear's Games (on cover, rules)

(none marked on game)

"SPEAR'S GAMES" in oval

[title TARGET TIDLEY
WINKS]

This set may also be used for Ordinary TIDLEY WINKS by using the wooden cup only.

TRADEMARK REGD. [logo SPEAR'S GAMES] GREAT BRITAIN AND CANADA

BRITISH MANUFACTURE

MANUFACTURED AT THE SPEAR WORKS, BRIMSDOWN. COPYRIGHT. DESIGNED IN ENGLAND.

tiddlywinks

printed under box lid

"TARGET TIDLEY WINKS."

5½ inches wide — 5½ inches high — 1 11/16 inches deep

14 cm wide — 14 cm high — 4.3 cm deep

The cover has a white outer border, then a black outline that frames the main cover art.

The top quarter of the cover has a dark purple background. The title, "TARGET TIDLEY" (yellow with black outline), begins over the dark purple background at top, and at an angle upward to the right.

Below the dark purple background is a green background. The title continues with "WINKS" (yellow with black outline) below "TARGET TIDLEY" over both colored backgrounds.

At left center is a depiction of the concentric game target from the box, with a cup in its center. The target sits inside the red box bottom.

A hand emerges from the lower right, holding a red squidger on a yellow wink, aimed at the game target. Ten additional winks appear on the green playing surface.

Below "WINKS" appears the following statement: "This set" above "may also be used for" above "Ordinary" above "TIDLEY WINKS" above "by using the wooden" above "cup only." (all in black).

At lower left on the green background: "TRADEMARK REGD." then the logo "SPEAR'S GAMES" in an oval, then "GREAT BRITAIN AND CANADA" (all in black).

At lower right on the green background: "BRITISH MANUFACTURE".

At bottom right on the white border: "MANUFACTURED AT THE SPEAR WORKS, BRIMSDOWN. COPYRIGHT. DESIGNED IN ENGLAND."

printed rules on tan

yellow background on box top with "TARGET TIDLEYWINKS" (in blue with black outline); red on box bottom

red wraparound label

1. Cylindrical wooden cup (1 3/4" top diameter, 1 1/2" bottom diameter, 1 1/2" tall), natural finish, with 2 recessed rings near bottom.

2. Cardboard target in box bottom with concentric circles marked 1 and 2.

Large (7/8"): 1 yellow, 0 green, 1 red, 1 white.

Small (5/8"): 3 yellow, 4 green, 3 red, 3 white.