Board game
John Barker and Co Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1968
Materials
Wood, cardboard and paper
Measurements
Box - 159 mm (length); 94 mm (width); 65 mm (height), Board - 292 mm (width); 304 mm (height), Instructions - 69 mm (width); 103 mm (height), Each counter - 22 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Kensington
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657905
Summary
A board game called 'Reversi' (circa 1968) contained in a rectangular brown cardboard box with a removable lid. Printed in black ink on the box lid is 'John Barker and Co., Ltd. Kensington, London. W'. Inside the box are sixty five circular wooden counters, red on one side, black on the other. There is also a square sheet of yellow paper on which the 'board' is printed in black ink - comprising squares with either crosses or circular motifs inside. At the bottom of the sheet is printed 'Reversi'I. There is also a cream printed instructions leaflet entitled 'A Game For The Reversi Draught Board'. Total number of items is 69.
Makers and roles
John Barker and Co Ltd, maker