Artist/Maker
McLoughlin Brothers
(American, 1854 – 1921)
Game of Bicycle Race
1895
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Carboard, paper, wood, lead
Overall: 1 1/8 x 21 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (2.9 x 55.6 x 32.7 cm)
The Liman Collection
2000.329
Description"The Game of Bicycle Race" board game with two cardboard spinners, four colored lead bicycle riding figures and a board set into the bottom of the paper covered wooden box; board is a map of the southern shore and center of Long Island with a gold path between the towns and the "Bicycle Club"; lithographed box cover has an image of personified cats, dogs and rabbits riding bicycles with a fallen pug in the foreground; board inscribed, "GAME OF/ BICYCLE/ RACE/ COPYRIGHTED 1895 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."; instructions printed on the underside of the cover.ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
