Ernest Sewell: "Tiddlytennis", The Ernest Sewell

IGDB #29974
Tucker Tiddlywinks #SEW-01
Title"Tiddlytennis", The Ernest Sewell
Title, Preserving Case"TIDDLYTENNIS", The Ernest Sewell
Other Text on Cover(Prov. Pat. 22857/35) The new and popular Game for two, four or more players. A Game crowded with interest and amusement for young or old. BRITISH MANUFACTURE.
Minor Text on Coverred/gold sticker: "THE ERNEST SEWELL SERIES . CROWNED WITH SUCCESS"
Game Typetiddlywinks
Date1936
Cover Descriptiongreen background with white at edges. Label: off white with black/white/green wavy border. "The Ernest Sewell" at right in black, above "TIDDLYTENNIS" in quotes and in greeen. Rest of cover text in black. Inset at left in black of girl and man playing at table with tennis net and court; another girl and man are looking on.
Apronsgreen, empty
Container Typebox
Size15 1/2" wide - 4 1/8" high - 1 7/8" deep
Rules Formatunder box lid
Rules Description"RULES FOR THE GAME OF "TIDDLYTENNIS""
ContentsOther:enclosed sheet "THE WORLD'S GREATEST 1936 CRAZE!" with excerpts from the Daily Telegraph (21 Feb 1936, "THE DUKE OF KENT PRAISES B.I.F. EXHIBITS"), and the Daily Sketch (21 Feb 1936, "BOYS DEMONSTRATE GAME")
Topicssports
Tiddlywinks Typetennis
Tiddlywinks Targets15 3/4" x 28 1/4" tennis court (linen, not felt). 12" x 2" cloth and mesh net with metal wire inserts at top & bottom. Net attached to two wooden stands, painted white with green X where rod ( 2 5/8") meets square base (1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1" tall)
WinksBone: 2 small (5/8") red. Plastic: 1 large (1") green, 4 small (5/8") red
Tiddlywinks Felt(none present)


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