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J. W. Spear & Sons Limited
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, cardboard and paper
Measurements
Box - 182 mm (length); 82 mm (width); 32 mm (height), Each playing piece - 33 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Bavaria
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657915
Summary
A cardboard and wooden red box. On the lid is stuck a blue paper label with the word 'Draughts' printed in red ink. Inside are fifteen black and fifteen white, turned, circular wooden draught pieces. Printed in black on the inside of the lid are two adverts for 'Rumble Tumble Tim' and 'Dominino' also made by Spears Games. A paper label on the lid reads '[ ] Spear's Games Great Britain And Canada Manufactured At The Spear Works Bavaria Copyright'. Total number of items is 32.
Marks and inscriptions
On the paper label on the lid: '[ ] SPEAR'S GAMES GREAT BRITAIN AND CANADA MANUFACTURED AT THE SPEAR WORKS BAVARIA COPYRIGHT'
Makers and roles
J. W. Spear & Sons Limited, maker