| Name | Ogilvy (David and E & M A) |
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| Brief Description | Major makers of games and dissected puzzles 1836-1881. Many of the Games in boxes (card games) were published in America by Pease and Warren of Albany. |
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| Principal Maker | Y |
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| Copyright Registrations in this name | 5 |
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| Other Registrations | |
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| Adverts | 5 adverts
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| Examples | 83 examples |
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| For Ogilvy advertisements see the checklists with the Article about the Ogilvys in the Articles section of the website.
Biographical note by Richard Ballam, with assistance from the Worms and Baynton Wiiliams entry on Ogilvy:
The Ogilvy family appears to have been involved with games, publishing and bookshops/libraries over several generations. Ogilvy and Son, Holborn published a print of Chessmen in 1806, presumably father and grandfather of the games inventor.
A David Ogilvy (presumably father of the games inventor) ran a bookshop and circulating library in Hampstead in 1826 (Pigot directory, Hampstead supplement). He died in 1829, leaving a widow, son David and daughters Elizabeth and Mary Anne.
The games inventor David Ogilvy stated in an advertisement for a new series of card games c1881 "Previous to the year 1836 there was a great want of games suitable for very young children....To supply this want the game of The Old soldier and his Dog was brought out". However the editions found of this game include a view of the Thames tunnel, completed and opened 1841-3. His other games appear to date from 1842.
Early games were published for the Author by Darton & Clark.
David Ogilvy's address in the 1841 census was 27 Hunter Street Brunswick Square (close to John Betts), living with his two sisters who were recorded as booksellers, and his widowed mother. He had a business address round the corner at 7 Southampton Row, Russell Square.
He described his business address as his "Repository for Rational Toys and Amusements".
Later the business address was at The Bazaar, Soho Square, presumably renting a booth or stall for sales.
In 1868 David Ogilvy was running a bookshop and circulating library in Edgeware Road (Adams Directory). Then some games showed the Edgeware Road address.
In 1877 his address was 17 Christ Church Road, Hampstead, from where he produced a list of 1/- card games. He moved from there (to Liverpool) in 1879 (Hampstead Rates records) and many titles were taken up by Jaques.
At Liverpool he tried briefly to publish games again, as "Ogilvy's Comic Games".
published by John Thomson who had earlier published "Ogilvy's Series of shilling Games".
At some time around 1855 the imprint of the games business was changed to his sisters E & M A Ogilvy and remained so until about 1870. David is recorded as a carpet manufacturer or as agent for a carpet manufacturer on the census returns for 1841, 1851 and 1861, indicating that the book and games businesses did not produce enough income to support the three siblings. David seems to have remained the inventor of the games during this period. |
