Collectibles: Comics, Sports, Tobacciana
Lot 3:
Description
An antique card game titled The Game of Puss in the Corner, manufactured by McLoughlin Bros. of New York. The lot includes the original two-piece cardboard box, a printed instruction sheet, and a deck of illustrated playing cards. The lid of the box features a chromolithograph illustration of a cat under a chair within a diamond-shaped frame, with the publisher name McLoughlin Bros, N. Y. printed at the bottom. The instruction sheet contains the text Copyrighted-1888-by McLoughlin Bros. and describes the game pieces as consisting of rats, mice, and pussies. The deck of cards contains various chromolithograph depictions of felines and rodents, with each card featuring a printed number in the top corner. Specialized cards include specific gameplay instructions such as For Puss in the Corner, numbered 1 or 3. The materials consist of lithographed paper and cardboard.
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