The Improved Game of Fish Pond (1890)

McLoughlin Brothers Improved Game of Fish Pond from 1890. The game has stacks of cardboard fish plus wood poles and metal hooks. Object of the game was to catch as many fish as possible. Each fish had as different value. One edition of the game came in a large wooden box measuring 18 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 3". Components included The Fish Pond (box insert with slots to hold the fish upright), six fishing poles, and fifty-four fish ("numbered in multiples of 3, as - 3, 6, 9, 12, etc." and marked with the name of the fish.) Another edition of the game came in a box measuring approximately 17 1/2" x 4 1/4". This edition had only two fishing poles and fewer fish.