Very Scarce Early (c. 1860s) McLaughlin Brothers Comical Conversation Cards, Food For Fun! melon-shaped I believe the hand-carved wooden

I believe the hand-carved wooden chips and bone dice here were made for playing Parcheesi

November 12

and to the body of the jar as well as some glaze chips

For some reason I think perhaps German but am really not sure

Not an especially rare one

Very Scarce Early (c. 1860s) McLaughlin Brothers Comical Conversation Cards, Food For Fun! melon-shaped I believe the hand-carved woodenVictorian era amusement was a thing all its own, and I can't say I always understand the humor! This is an early set of "Comical Conversation Cards" produced by McLaughlin Brothers, New York I can't find a match out there for this set, but I believe 1860s. (The company was founded in 1858, and had expanded to 30 Beekman Street by 1863). Conversation cards like this were made for parlor play, especially useful as aids in courtship. I believe a holder