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The Games We Play: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards

Thu, Feb 19, 2026 11:00AM EST
  2026-02-19 11:00:00 2026-02-19 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : The Games We Play: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-games-we-play-puzzles-games-playing-cards-22167
Following on the heels of our 'Artifacts of Play' auction, this sale will celebrate the pastimes of yesteryear and the recent past. The auction will feature antique and modern playing cards and gambling memorabilia, elaborate vintage board games, and puzzles and curiosities, including an extensive offering of rare paper dolls, from various collections.
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Lot 219

Group of 28 boxed antique and vintage tabletop games. Ameri...

Estimate: $200 - $400
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$100

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Group of 28 boxed antique and vintage tabletop games. American, ca. late 19th/early 20th century. Manufacturers include Parker Brothers, Milton Bradley, Singer, McLoughlin, and more. Generally smaller tabletop games with cards and various game pieces. Includes: Navy Jack Straws, Game of Yachting, Pit, Uncle Sam’s Soldier Boys (Printing Blocks), Boy Scouts Ten Pins, Prize Animals, The Shakespeare Game, Nimble Spider, Historical Cards, Dr. Busby, The Circus Comes to Town, Peter Coddle, Tiddlywinks, and others. Boxes generally 10 x 7 x 1” and smaller. Generally well-kept; not individually checked for completeness.

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