Table game
Category
Toys
Date
1888 - 1950
Materials
Wood and paper
Measurements
55 mm (Width) x 15 mm (Depth); 115 mm (L)
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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 784569
Summary
Cardboard box labelled 'Tiddley Winks', the lid with coloured print showing a kingfisher aiming tiddlywinks into the mouth of a frog. The box contains a turned boxwood cup and sets of blue, red, yellow, green and white counters; also a set of rules for the game of Halma.
Provenance
From the bequest of Miss Elaine Petty Richardson (1905-98) of Ulverston, Cumbria, 1998
Marks and inscriptions
On lid: TIDDLEY WINKS REGISTERED TRADE MARK