tidleywinks
Table Game
1920s-1930s (published)
1920s-1930s (published)
| Place of origin |
Design: tower with bell of lithographed tin
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | tidleywinks (manufacturer's title) |
| Brief description | tiddley winks; English; 1920s |
| Physical description | Design: tower with bell of lithographed tin |
| Dimensions | Size: ht. 17.75 cm x 7.5cm |
| Object history | The aim of the game is to flip a tidleywink into the tower to make the bell ring. The top part of the tower can be removed to reveal the hollow base. It may have been used to store candy or the tidleywinks. |
| Historical context | No. of Players: any Equipment required: tower counters Rules: The lithographed tin tower has illustrations of 2 mounted knights in gold armour killing two blue/ green dragons with a lance in order to rescue a lady who looks out of a latticed window on 2 sides of the tower. On the other sides of the tin are illustrations o f an arched gateway with a door and portcullis, shields and crests. |
| Production | unknown - mark: circle with two vertical lines and one line sloping from upper left to lower right |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.658-1988 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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