Parker Brothers published the colorful board game, Jack and the Beanstalk, in 1895. Bringing the adventures found in the popular children’s fairy tale to the players, the game was another way to enjoy the enchanted, imaginary land. The game board and box display beautiful images, showing scenes from the story, …
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 Antique Milton Bradley game of Spin It includes simple rules to incorporate the fun of spinning tops. From a recorded recommendation made by Cato (234 BC – 149BC), who was a Roman Statesman, it is obvious the playing with tops has been a children’s pastime for over 2000 years. …
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. …
Across the Sea by Milton Bradley was published in the early 1900’s. Two intertwining red and blue spiral tracks take players ‘across the sea’ and through cities of the world. Produced at a time when everyday travel to the places depicted on the board was uncommon, the game helped players …
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 …
