Bagatelle
DWB Toys
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1950 - circa 1959
Materials
Cardboard, glass and metal
Measurements
Box - 173 mm (length); 103 mm (width); 31 mm (height), Pin board - 165 mm (length); 94 mm (width); 30 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657926
Summary
A rectangular red cardboard box with a removeable lid on which is printed in black ink 'Pocket Pin Board, manufactured in England, DWB Toys' (1950's). Inside the box is a rectangular red metal box housing a Pocket Pin board game with a transparent glass front which is cracked. Behind the glass is a green metal sloping pin board with holes with corresponding scores. At the bottom end of the red metal box is a slot with a pull-out lever. When this lever is pulled out the silver coloured balls would be released and they would possibly fall into one of the score holes on the sloping green board. Total number of items is 3.
Makers and roles
DWB Toys, maker