Jaques of London, formerly known as John Jaques of London and Jaques and Son of London is a long-established family company that manufactures sports and game equipment.
Dating itself from 1795 when Thomas Jaques, a farmer’s son of French Huguenot descent, set up as a "Manufacturer of Ivory, Hardwoods, Bone, and Tunbridge Ware”, the company gained a reputation for publishing games under his grandson John Jaques the younger, in particular:
Chess - Jaques had exclusive manufacturing rights for a chess set designed by Nathaniel Cooke in 1849 and named the Staunton chess set after Howard Staunton. This set later became the official international standard.
Tiddledy-Winks - the first publishers starting in 1888
Snakes and Ladders - the first publishers starting in 1888
Croquet - played an important role in popularising the game, producing editions of the rules in 1857, 1860, and 1864
Clock golf - Jaques assert that they originated the game in the mid 19th century
Table tennis - pioneered under the names Gossima and later Ping Pong
Happy Families - popular card game, developed in 1851
Ludo - patented in England 1897
Shove ha'penny - is a pub game in the shuffleboard family, played predominantly in the United Kingdom.
