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Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift

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Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift

The games that entertained Americans from the 1840s to the 1920s offer a fascinating window on the values, beliefs, and aspirations of a nation undergoing tremendous change. During this period the American home, no longer the heart of economic production, became the center of education, entertainment, and moral enlightenment. Middle-class families—with expanded leisure time as well as rising income levels—embraced leisure pursuits in the home and encouraged their children to play games that would develop skills and provide moral instruction. During the same period, advances in chromolithography made possible bold, richly colored games at affordable prices. New York City emerged as the leading center of American chromolithography and the hub of the nation’s vigorous board game industry. These games are among the more than 500 examples donated to the New-York Historical Society by Ellen Liman in 2000.

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Chiromagica
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1870
1992.12.1
The Good Old Game of Corner Grocery
Parker Brothers
ca. 1887
1992.12.2
A New Dissected Map of the United States
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1887
1992.12.3
Game of the District Messenger Boy or Merit Rewarded
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1886
1992.12.4
The Improved Game of Fish Pond
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1890
1992.12.7
The Amusing Game of Innocence Abroad
Parker Brothers
ca. 1888
1992.12.8
Game of Messenger Boy
J. H. Singer
ca. 1897
1992.12.9
The Model Ship Puzzle
Milton Bradley
1870-1890
1992.12.10
Story blocks
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1887
1992.12.11a-c
Peter Coddle's Trip
Milton Bradley
ca. 1905
1992.12.12
Jigsaw puzzle
McLoughlin Brothers
1890-1920
1992.12.14
Post Office Game
Parker Brothers
ca. 1897
1992.12.16
Round the World with Nellie Bly
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1890
1992.12.17
Sectional Animals
1900-1920
1992.12.18
The Game of Sir Hinkle Funny-Duster
Parker Brothers
ca. 1903
1992.12.19
Sliced Flowers
Selchow & Righter Co.
ca. 1880
1992.12.20
Game of Steeplechase
Milton Bradley
1880-1920
1992.12.21
Game of the Stubborn Pig
Milton Bradley
ca. 1910
1992.12.22
Game of the Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1888
1992.12.23
The Giant Nest of ABC and Picture Blocks
Unidentified maker
ca. 1900
2000.221
Nest of Picture and ABC Blocks
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1900
2000.222
Tom Thumb Nesting Block
Arthur Liman
ca. 1900
2000.223
Young Folk's Cube Puzzle: Little Bo Peep
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1875
2000.224
Simple Simon and other Rhymes
Arthur Liman
1906
2000.225
The Derby Steeplechase
McLoughlin Brothers
1890
2000.226
Little Pet's Picture Blocks
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1885
2000.227
Railroad ABC and Picture Blocks
McLoughlin Brothers
1903
2000.228
The Popular Steeple Chase Game
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1890
2000.229
Picture blocks
Arthur Liman
ca. 1900
2000.230
Six Puzzle Pictures: Dame Trott and Her Cat
McLoughlin Brothers
ca. 1880
2000.231
The New Pretty Village: Church Set
McLoughlin Brothers
1897
2000.232
The Improved Fish Pond Game
McLoughlin Brothers
1888
2000.233
Chivalry
Parker Brothers
1880-1890
2000.234
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