Board game
Intellect
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboad, paper and plastic
Measurements
Box - 460 mm (length); 305 mm (width); 78 mm (height), Each playing piece (min) - 26 mm (length), Each playing piece (max) - 140 mm (length), Each card - 87 mm (width); 56 mm (height)
Place of origin
Great Marlborough Street, 49-50
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670215
Summary
A board game, in its original box, called 'London Cabbie Game'. The box is made of white cardboard, the lid colour-printed on a black background with an imaginary, 3-D image of the game being played. The lid has been repaired with sellotape which is now becoming detached. The board, colour-printed with a map of London as the playing area, is backed with dark green textured paper and can be folded into four. There is also a black plastic moulded stand for holding the cards and money during play. The instruction booklet is printed in black on white paper. The playing pieces are in a clear plastic bag: twelve moulded plastic taxis (two each of red, blue, yellow, brown, green and black); two white plastic 'Traffic Jams' signs; 106 cards (labelled 'Passenger', 'Destination', 'Tip' and 'Jam'; thirty eight paper banknotes; htirty six silver-coloured plastic coins; and one die (black with gold-coloured spots - not part of this game according to the instructions). Total number of items is 202.
Makers and roles
Intellect , maker