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Chad Valley Games
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1950
Materials
Cardboard and plastic
Measurements
Box - 350 mm (length); 320 mm (width); 25 mm (height), Lid - 355 mm (length); 323 mm (width); 26 mm (height)
Place of origin
Harborne
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668270
Summary
A board game of Chinese Checkers in its original cardboard box with a separate cardboard lid, board and tray. The lid bears a 6-pointed star on a black background with Chinese designs. The board contains 73 round holes in a six-pointed star with Chinese designs round it. There are six each of pink, yellow, blue, red and white counters and five green counters. Total number of items is 39.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr and Mrs Gammons in February 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
On the lid: 'CHINESE CHECKERS/ THE NEW/ CRAZE FOR/ CHILDREN/ AND ADULTS./ FOR 2 TO 6/ PLAYERS/ The CHAD VALLEY Games/ REGD TRADE MARK/ MADE AT HARBORNE, ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Chad Valley Games, maker