Attributes
- full title • Improved Game Tiddledy Winks • Patent Pending
- by • McLoughlin Bros. of New York
- language used • English
- publisher catalog number on game • none
- date • before 18 November 1890
- date source • the patent associated with this game was granted on 18 November 1890; that date is included on some subsequent games
- intellectual property markings • “Patent Pending” (on cover); “Copyright” (on rules)
- cardboard box dimensions • 8″ wide, 4 3/8″ high, 1 5/8″ deep
- rules • TBD
- game type • tiddlywinks
- keywords • animal – frog – fishing – tiddlywinks – pipe – anthropomorphic – patent pending
- AGPI Game ID • G-29883 (for MCL-02v1) – G-30520 (for MCL-02v2)
- Strong Object ID • 107.4139 (for MCL-02v2)
- Tucker Tw ID • MCL-02v1 – MCL-02v2 (two varieties known)
- updated • 28 April 2024
Varieties
- MCL-02v1 • The game cover is marked as “PATENT PENDING”. The game comes in a cardboard box with an underbox that is pink with silver diagonals and red splotches. The multicolor cover depicts a frog smoking a pipe and holding a fishing rod.
- MCL-02v2 • The game cover is marked as “PATENT PENDING”. The game comes in a cardboard box with a dark blue underbox. The multicolor cover depicts a frog smoking a pipe and holding a fishing rod.
Related Games
- MCL-02 (this game) • Title: Improved Game Tiddledy Winks. The game cover is marked: “PATENT PENDING”. Box: cardboard. The multicolor cover depicts a frog smoking a pipe and holding a fishing rod.
- MCL-03 • Same title: Improved Game Tiddledy Winks. The game cover is marked: “PATENT NOV. 18 1890”. Box: cardboard. The otherwise identical multicolor cover depicts a frog smoking a pipe and holding a fishing rod.
- MCL-26 • Same title: Improved Game Tiddledy Winks. The game cover is marked: “PATENT PENDING”. Box: wooden, with a dark blue background. The monochrome cover has text and filigrees in a golden color, but no frog scene.
- MCL-27 • Same title: Improved Game Tiddledy Winks. The game cover is marked: “PATENT NOV. 18 1890”. Box: wooden, with a dark blue background. The monochrome cover has text and filigrees in a golden color, but no frog scene.