![]() Two great examples of great graphics and outstanding lithography are the “Punch and Judy Ten Pins” set by McLoughlin, and the “Detective Game” by Bliss-another maker whose games are highly prized. Of the day as well as having a stable of amazingly creative, generally unsung, artists. How was the convention of board games derived?What excites today’s collector is the quality of the graphics and printing, which accounts for the popularity of McLoughlin Bros.-which rightly famed for importing the best-of-the-best German printing presses The graphic design of the late 19th- early 20th-century games is stylistically very similar. McLoughlin Bros., The Man in the Moon, c. It is estimated in this sale at $12,000–16,000. It is the highlight of the group of over 30 baseball-inspired games. Zimmer's Base Ball Game.Īnother McLoughlin star is the elusive 1893 “Zimmer’s Own Base Ball Game,” featuring portraits images of 18 early Major League players on the colorful lithographed ball field. We have it estimated in the sale for $12,000–16,000. The “ kid” is considered the first American cartoon character, and he was an inspiration for the phrase “yellow journalism.” We sold this one in 2003 to the Newmans for $22,000. “Yellow Kid Ten Pin” may well outshine “Bulls and Bears” this time it is only the second-known example in its original box. ![]() Copyrighted in 1883, it has caricatures of Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Cyrus Field by Frederick Opper, famed political cartoonist of the day and creator of the classic comic character “Happy Hooligan.” McLoughin Bros., Yellow Kid Ten Pin Game, c. The one coming up in this sale was sold to the Newmans in 2019 for $16,000, both plus a 20% buyer’s premium it has an auction estimate of $12,000–16,000. In a 2018 Pook & Pook auction, an equally fine example sold for $17,000. “Bulls and Bears” was in Seigel sale in 1992, estimated at $6,000 to $7,000. What are the most rare and valuable items in the collection?The three most valuable in the auction were made by McLoughlin Bros., the most prolific 19th- and early 20th-century game manufacturer. McLoughlin Bros., Bulls and Bears Wall, 1883. Both have auction estimates of $800–1,200. 1840s, published by David Ogilvy at his repository for national toys and amusements. Among the early English games are “The Noble Game of Elephant and Castle,” hand-colored printed paper on linen, marked on bottom “London, William Darton 58.Holborn Hill, 1822” and “l’Orient or the Indian Traveler Game,” ca. The balance will be sold in two auctions in December, one catalogued and the other online only. We will be selling over 300 of their games in this first sale. The Newmans began buying in the late 1970s. ![]() It included over 500 games-a watershed event in game collecting. We sold the second-largest in 1992, the collection of pioneer game collector Herb Siegel. Where did all these vintage games come from? And over how many years have they been collected?Forty-five years ago, Bud and Judy Newman’s game collection, comprised of over 850 classic-era games … it is the largest collection I know of. I asked Barrett to speak more about these artifacts, and their monetary and cultural values. They are ephemeral yet have survived over a century. They are tools for play and indoctrination. They are rooted in politics, society and all of America's light and dark spots. Barrett below put a twinkle in your eye, go straight to page 7 of the auction site (in addition to the online catalog, a hardcopy book will be available) and hang on tight! These are not just games they are a history of mores, morals, trends and styles. If American folk is your passion, this will not disappoint. The games are part of a larger folk art auction of the Collection of Bud & Judy Newman. He has written numerous articles for various collector publications, particularly Antique Toy World, and currently he serves as president of the Antique Toy Collectors of America,” reads an impressive bio on the website for “ Antique Roadshow ,” where he is a regular on-air expert.įor the past pandemic months, Barrett has been orchestrating and curating a large auction of superbly preserved vintage-mostly late 19th- early 20th-century-board games and puzzles, slated to be held on April 23 in Downington, PA. ![]() “Barrett is an active collector of optical and pre-cinema toys, lithographed paper and comic character toys, as well as salesman samples and advertising icons. He is a fixture in the world of antique mass culture and one of the leading toy and game collectors in the nation. It takes a lot of mental muscle, unerring passion and physical space to preserve American ephemeral pop culture.
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