Board game
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, metal and wood
Measurements
0 mm (Width); 0 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 20722.2
Summary
Variety of items for a fishing game including rectangular card strip folded into four sections to form a square fishing pool, two wooden fishing rods, sixteen large paper fish (some with metal rings for hooking), nine small fish with metal rings for hooking, two pieces of red card with letters printed on both surfaces and joined by strips of braid with piece of pale blue folded paper inside which moves from interior surface to the other as the two cards are opened, a card pitcure frame with various paper pictures folded behind, random piece of decorated card, two paper heads resembling laughing devils, three wooden oval-shaped beads and string, and a silver metal coin.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.