THE ERRAND BOY OR FAILURE AND SUCCESS AN AMUSING GAME

rules (1900)

cover (1891)

© 1891 McLoughlin Bros.

605

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«THE ERRAND BOY OR
FAILURE
AND SUCCESS
AN AMUSING GAME»

605

COPYRIGHT
1891
McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK

The cover depicts a boy (wearing a blue coat and vest, and brown pants) at right carrying two packages. Another boy (wearing a green coat) is also shown on the cover talking to a boy behind him.

errand, errand boy, package, sidewalk, store, mannikin, prison, discipline, confidence, drunkeness, manager, dullness, fraud, firm, honesty, ability, laziness, politeness' gambling, neglect, engaged

printed under box lid

cardboard box with wooden lower aprons

14 inches wide — 15 inches high — 1 inches deep

35.6 cm wide — 38.1 cm high — 2.5 cm deep

The label affixed to the cover has a blue outer border and a generally pinkish background around the edges on on the sidewalk.

The title "THE" (green with black outline) and "ERRAND BOY" (letters that are green in the lower half and red in the upper half, with black outline and shadow) and "OR" (green with black outline) appears at top, with the letters formed on a path that is mostly concave down from left to right.

The majority of the cover consists of an illustration of a street scene on a sidewalk. A boy (tan hat, blue vest and jacket, white shirt, red/black bowtie, light brown knickers, dull brown socks, and brown high-laced shoes) at right is walking in that direction and is carrying two tan packages, and looking a bit to his right.

To his left and behind him on the sidewalk, is another boy (light brown cap, white shirt, green coat, purplish knickers, gray socks and dark shoes) with a cigarette in his mouth, holding a brown item to light the cigarette, and looking right and leaning slightly down at a younger boy (brown hat, orange scarf, red top, brown knickers with blue accents, and barefoot).

In the rear to the right of the smaller boy is a woman (big fancy brown hat, light blue jacket, long pink dress, white shirt and collar) standing near the doors to a shop, with a shield on a front column.

Al left rear is another woman (yellow/blue hat, dark blue top, light blue long dress) on the sidewalk looking into a store window of a headless mannikin wearing a light blue gown.

"FAILURE" (red with black outline and shadow) above "AND" (black) then "SUCCESS" (red with black outline and shadow) above "AN AMUSING GAME" (blue with black outline and shadow) appear at lower left.

At far lower left, "605" is shown.

At far lower right, "COPYRIGHT" above 1891" above "McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK." appears.

offwhite with faint pink and faint blue undiscernable pattern

Rick Tucker

The Strong 107.3779 ⇱