Antique McLoughlin Bros NY 1889 The Game of City Life or Boys of New York Cards.

Incredibly rare difficult to find Victorian Era card game made in New York by the McLoughlin Brothers. Set includes 43 illustrated color cards, instruction book (missing last page), box (lid missing 3 sides), and 45 round wooden discs for the “pool.” Cards in great shape. Instructions say there are 44 cards, New York historical society has 42 cards, and this has 43. See photos.

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Artist/Maker McLoughlin Brothers (American, 1854 – 1921)

The Game of City Life or the Boys of New York 1889

Place Made: New York, New York, United States, North America

Cardboard

Each (cards): 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm) Container (box): 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. (15.9 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm)

The Game of City Life reflects American fascination with New York as a "sin city." The game's cards contain vivid illustrations of "the scenes, characters, and incidents common to life in a large city," including wife beater, cruel woman, strong-minded woman, street gamin, rum seller, defaulting bank cashier, capitalist, dude, and the corner loafer.

Card game with box and 42 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of a fireman, and a runaway carriage; cover inscribed, "THE GAME/ OF/ CITY LIFE/ OR THE/ BOYS/ OF/ NEW/ YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS.N.Y.;" 42 playing cards each with an image of a man, his profession, and the points.

The intent of the game is to get the greatest number of “good ” cards and least amount of “vice ” cards