Mark Cooper recently auctioned off the bulk of his amazing games collection through Heritage -- three big-ticket items in February:
http://sports.ha.com/c/search-result...y=1&Ntt=cooper
and most of the rest (lots 81582 through 81670) in May:
http://sports.ha.com/c/search-result...y=1&Ntt=cooper
The McLoughlin Brothers firm, which began operations in the 1850s, was at least as well known for their publication of children's books,
paper toys, and greeting cards as for their games. Although bought out by Milton Bradley in 1920, McLoughlin continued as book publishers
through at least the 1940s. A concise company history here:
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/cl/mbhistory.htm