Playing piece
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and fabric
Measurements
Box - 94 mm (length); 59 mm (width); 39 mm (height), Each game piece (min) - 17 mm (height); 13 mm (diameter), Each game piece (max) - 20 mm (height); 15 mm (diameter)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667523
Summary
A small rectangular wooden box with a removeable lid. Both the lid and the side of the box have a remnant of fabric on them, which originally would have acted as a hinge. This has now split along its length. There are twelve black and twelve yellow Halma gaming pieces, thirteen green and nineteen red. Each has been turned and resembles a figure. The total number of items is 58.