Game Information
McLoughlin Bros. (publisher) AGPI # · P-1724Full Publisher Info
Game of the Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded (game title) AGPI # · G-23339
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case

GAME OF THE TELEGRAPH BOY OR MERIT REWARDED

Title Language · 
English
Date · 
© 1888 
Date Source(s)

U.S. Copyright Office, cover

game board

Copyright Registration Information
Country · 
USA
Title · 
Telegraph Boy, or Merit Rewarded, Game of the
© year · 
1888
© registration # · 
23246
Cover Text

OFFI[CE]

Copyrighted 1888 by
McLOUGHLIN BRO'S
NEW YORK

Variant Description

The game cover has a horizontal illustration that includes a ticker tape at left, and a boy running at center, who is picking up a telegram from a man at a desk at right.

Game Type · 
race board game
Keywords

messenger boy

Container Type

cardboard box with wood

Container Size · (measured in inches)

17 ¼ inches wide — 9 ⅜ inches high

108.6 cm wide — 29.5 cm high

Collection • The Strong Museum of Play object(s)

The Strong 107.3516 ⇱

eBay Listing(s) ⓘSome historical eBay records may be available on eBay.com, WorthPoint.com, or in the offline digital archives of the Game Catalog.

eBay 231484437639 ⇱

Database Update Date · 
2025-04-14 22:11:51
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