Table game
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Wood and lead
Measurements
Box and lid - 152 mm (length); 136 mm (width)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657902
Summary
A table game (Royal Race Game) in its original box (circa 1880). The box with compartments and a sliding lid. Inside the box is a wooden disc shaker containing two wooden dice in one compartment. In each of the other compartments is a flat lead racehorse with jockey on a small stand. Each jockey is painted differently in racing colours. The stand of one horse has been broken off, but is loose in the box. Total number of items is 12.
Marks and inscriptions
On the underside of the box: 'Royal Race Game'