Educational game
John Jaques & Son Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
50 x 130 mm; 100 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15262.1
Summary
Cardboard box with paper hinged lid, red exterior, printed label on the lid reads, JAQUES / WORD MAKING / AND / WORD TAKING GAME / PUBLISHED BY J. JAQUES AND SON LD. LONDON / AMUSING AND INSTRUCTIVE. Inside the lid an oval purple stamp reads, BARLEY AND SON / CORRIDOR / BATH.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
John Jaques & Son Ltd, engraver and publisher