Paper Playthings (1) from Eclectibles

New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1883. A set of 4 mostly uncut sheets of animals, both domestic and exotic for children to cut out and play with. The animals were designed so that once cut out, they can stand on their own with its outline as support. Some of the animals depicted are a tiger, an alligator, a rabbit, a… Read more about this item

Salem MA: Parker Brothers, 1890. Surface and edge wear on box from handling. A 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 3/4" lidded press board box with applied litho and paper label. The label depicts numerous books in a large bowl. The bowl is atop another book titled A Game. Content includes 35 playing card size… Read more about this item

Germany, 1870. Minor edge wear and toning due to age. . A 15 1/2" x 12" hand-colored lithographic German board game with anthropomorphic characters. Originally illustrated by Jakob Schmitt some time between 1820-1830, this is a reprint on thick board from around 1870. There are are forty-one (41) numbered squares, half of have characters in them. Square #41… Read more about this item

slight wear. A 5 x 6 ½ six (6) page watercolor prototype. The cover depicting a scene of children on a flower lined path. Includes pages of costumes, farm animals, garden and barn yard scenes. No illustrator noted.