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J. W. Spear & Sons Limited
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1950 - circa 1959
Materials
Cardboard, wood and paper
Measurements
Lid of Box –175 mm (width); 102 mm (height); 50 mm (depth), Base of Box –170 mm (width); 95 mm (height); 50 mm (depth), Card – 150 mm (width); 85 mm (height), Instruction Sheet – 250 mm (width); 200 mm (height), Counters - 25 mm (min. width); 40 mm (max. width); 22 mm (min. height); 35 mm (max. height), Discs - 17 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Bavaria
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661084
Summary
A game of lotto, produced by Spears, in the original box. (circa 1950's). The set consists of a sheet of paper with checking table, twenty-three blue and grey cards with numbers, forty-five pieces of paper used as counters and ninety round wooden discs with red numbers. The instructions for the game are printed on the inside of the lid of the box. Total number of items is 161.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Joy Eccles in May 1990.
Marks and inscriptions
On lid of box: Lotto /SPEARS GAMES / MADE BY / JWS & S / BAVARIA
Makers and roles
J. W. Spear & Sons Limited, maker