1890 McLoughlin Golden Eagle Anagrams (Earliest Known Set) jointed boxers 13" in diameter x 7

13" in diameter x 7 7/4" tall

sturdy and sound and lovely

and would guess it dates to the 1930s or 40s

which feels like spring to me

Box measures 6 1/4" x 5 3/4" x 1/2"

1890 McLoughlin Golden Eagle Anagrams (Earliest Known Set) jointed boxers 13" in diameter x 7A rare survivor, this I believe is, technically, the first set of Anagrams produced Milton Bradley produced a a game called "Words and Sentences" in 1885 with similar cardboard letters, but I believe McLoughlin coined the name "anagrams" with this, its first set, and copyrighted it. (Reference: The New York Historical Society). I've been on a scrabble tear lately, which these certainly laid the groundwork for, but much easier not to carry around a