tidleywinks

Physical description

Design: tower with bell of lithographed tin

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (probably, published)

Date

1920s-1930s (published)

Object history note

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 note

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 Note

unknown - mark: circle with two vertical lines and one line sloping from upper left to lower right

Categories

Type: target
Subject: tidleywinks

Collection code

MoC