The 1888 card game by McLoughlin Bros, Game of Old King Cole, includes 32 cards within its small 3.5×4.5 inch box. It’s colorful cover features King Cole known from the popular nursery rhyme. The most common version of the rhyme, dating back to 1708, is as follows: Old King Cole …
The cover of the 1895 Parker Brothers game of Pike’s Peak or Bust shows a gentleman standing on a peak of a mountain. He waves a flag and is displaying excitement for his achievement. It’s a cute scene. There are other climbers below him with captions beside them saying, “Can’t …
The 1894 Mcloughlin Bros. Game of Fly Away Jack & Jill consists of four ‘suits’ of colorful cards with varying amounts of birds. It is a trick taking card game for two to six players and offers a fun way to enjoy time together. No matter the age, type, or …
The old 1860’s Mcloughlin Bros. Game of Farmer Trott comes in a quaint 3×4 inch box. Under its now faded cover are 48 tiny cards, 4 character cards (and 2 extra ‘neighbor’ cards), and a small instruction booklet containing an enduring story. These items rest inside the aged container and …
The antique games by Mcloughlin Bros. are cherished collectibles of mine. They are loved for their images and I appreciate their simple styles of game play found in many of them. The 1870’s game of One, Two, Three is one of the early games I have and it holds certain …
The popular nursery rhyme about Little Jack Horner inspired the creation of a card game by Mcloughlin Bros of New York. Published in the late 1800’s, the game of Little Jack Horner includes elements of the old rhyme on its cards. Plums of various kinds are pulled from card piles …
Where’s Johnny: A Pleasing Game by McLoughlin Bros. of New York consists of both a reading card game and a matching card game in its box. Produced in the 1890’s, it includes forty- one colorful playing cards used for both amusements. A small booklet containing instructions to play the games …
The 1884 game of Mythology, published by Peter G. Thomson of Cincinnati, includes a small booklet that relates how the game was created to help players “become familiar with the main characters of heathen mythology, in an easy and interesting way.” Mythology (the game) consists of seventy-seven unique cards. Seventy-five …
McLoughlin Bros. is known for the beautiful, colorful images produced in the company’s books, board, and card games. The 1888 antique game of Puss in the Corner provides a wonderful example of such cherished work. It is one of the reasons why people love to collect McLoughlin Bros. items and hold …
The fascinating old card game called White Squadron by the Fireside Game Co. depicts 52 war vessels of the United States Navy on its cards. Browsing through the deck offers interesting details about these warships which protected our nation. Some of them, like the USS Olympia, are museum ships today. …
