War at Sea Collection United States, circa 1898–1910

A McLoughlin Board Game, featuring a late 19th century three-funnel battleship on cover, which opens to reveal integrated board game with hinged storage for tokens. Together with three American Dayton battleship hillclimbers fitted with friction powered motors. Blue and white Dayton example may have been made by Scheible.



 



Dimensions of game: 17 x 23 inches

Game has wear and tear, tokens and sides of box lid missing, Yellow Dayton has minor wear. Green and white Dayton has four lifeboats and fore and aft masts missing and some wear.
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