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American Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
Tiddledy Winks
Title
Tiddledy Winks
Object name
Table game
Date
ca. 1890
Medium
Cardboard, paper, glass, bone
Dimensions
box: 1 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. ( 4.8 x 14 x 13.7 cm )
Description
"Tiddledy Winks" table game with 18 bone playing pieces and a glass cup in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover inscribed, "TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ No. 35/ A VERY/ POPULAR GAME/ PARKER BROTHERS INC./ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON."
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.459
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ No. 35/ A VERY/ POPULAR GAME/ PARKER BROTHERS INC./ SALEM, MASS., NEW YORK, LONDON."
Gallery Label
Tiddledy Winks, first patented in England in 1889 and marketed to an adult audience, captivated Americans during the 1890s. The game's general concept is flicking a game piece (wink) with another instrument (tiddledy or squidger) to make the wink fly into the air. The modern spelling, tiddlywinks, came into use during the 1950s.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
