Collecting games and researching their history provides an adventure off board. The 1870 McLoughlin Bros. game of Tight Rope is such an example. The images and story for the game not only include the most famous tight rope walker of the time, Blondin, but a deeper layer of meaning is …
The old Game of Great Artists by Parker Brothers dates back to the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. This unique set of fifty-six cards depicts works of art by well-known painters. Like many of the games played during this time, the game of Great Artists offered a wonderful teaching and …
The antique Game of Leap Frog by McLoughlin Bros. was published in the mid and late 1800’s and early 1900’s. The game box shown depicts three boys, dressed to the age, playing an outdoor game of Leap Frog. This jumping and fun activity is brought to the game board and …
Copyrighted in 1893 is a game by Parker Brothers called Komikal Konversation Kards. Various versions of Conversation Cards are known to have been created since the early 1800’s. Conversations was one of the first widely published card games of America. Many of the early game companies, like W.&S.B. Ives or …
The 1887 The Merry Game of Old Maid: Mother Goose’s Party by McLoughlin Bros includes 43 cards highlighting nursery rhymes. The antique game cards are a wonderful collection of images which feature the Mother Goose rhymes. Twenty-one pairs of cards and one card depicting the Old Maid comprise the deck. …
The 1888 game of Tri Bang by McLoughlin Bros. shares within it’s directions why McLoughlin Bros. games are so highly collectible today. The company was not any too shy about expressing their superiority over other game companies of the time. However, it must be said, other antique games, like E.I. Horsman’s …
The game of Seven Sleepers was copyrighted by E.I. Horsman in 1891 and included The 24 Puzzle challenge within its directions. E.I. Horsman (Edward Imeson Horsman) first opened a toy company in 1865 and later expanded the New York City outfit to include games. “The Halma Company”, referring to E.I. …
The antique 1891 game of Cuckoo by J.H. Singer highlights an image of a Cuckoo bird on its cover. From the colorful display, it is easy to realize the collectability of old games. The box shares the unique beauty many games of the time portrayed. Today, a collection of old …
The 1887 game, The House that Jack Built, illustrates just another example of why McLoughlin Bros. games are so collectible. The wonderful artwork found within McLoughlin games is admired and sought after by many collectors. On the colorful game box of The House that Jack Built is a depiction of …
The In Castle Land card game was copyrighted in 1896 by The Fireside Game Company of Cincinnati, USA. The game consists of 52 cards and features images of some of the most celebrated castles of Europe. As can be imagined, playing this game in a time without internet, or even …
