1890 · New York, New York
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1890. Fair. Light dust soiling. Damage to box with some loss, tears, modern tape repair to aprons. Warping from previous changes in humidity.. A charming boxed game of "leap frog" from McLoughlin Bros., allowing players to simulate the hopping of frogs on a game board. This set appears complete with the original box (11" by 9.25" by 0.75"), spinner (3.25" by 3.25"), and sixteen (16) small 0.5" wooden tokens. The printed directions sheet is pasted inside the upper lid, and the game board on the lower, depicting a group of five frogs leaping around a marsh. The upper lid depicts three rambunctious boys (no girls) leaping over each other. The object of the game is for one player to "capture" all of the other player's tokens by leaping over them.
(Inventory #: 21007309)