Artist/Maker
McLoughlin Brothers
(American, 1854 – 1921)
Peter Coddle and His First Trip to New York
ca. 1890
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Cardboard
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 in. ( 12.1 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm )
The Liman Collection
2000.735
The game of "Peter Coddle" in all its various editions was the most popular reading game of the 1880s and 1890s. The game was based around the story of a country boy's misadventures in New York City. Parker Brothers and the other major game manufacturers produced many variations, all neatly packaged in attractive boxes that were usually much larger than their contents required.
DescriptionCard game with box, instruction booklet and 79 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of Peter Coddle carrying an umbrella and a traveling case with a bicyclist in the background; cover inscribed, "PETER CODDLE/ AND/ HIS FIRST TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."Markingslithographed: on the cover: "PETER CODDLE/ AND/ HIS FIRST TRIP/ TO/ NEW YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N.Y."
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
