Board game
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, paper and wood
Measurements
Box - 196 mm (length); 186 mm (width); 35 mm (depth), Tray - 182 mm (length), Each board - 170 mm (width); 182 mm (height), Each man - 21 mm (height)
Place of origin
London WC1
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670220
Summary
A flat brown cardboard box with a separate matching lid bearing a green and pink label. Inside the box are four small playing boards with numbers 1 to 25, forty five plus and minus number cards, sixteen blue wooden men, a tray for the cards and men, and a rules leaflet. Total number of items is 69.
Marks and inscriptions
On the lid, on a paper label: 'THE GAME FOR EVERYONE/ P/PLUS/ YOU'LL PLAY P.M./ UNTIL A.M./ M/ MINUS/ IF ANY DIFFICULTY/ IN OBTAINING/ WRITE BCM/PM/ LONDON, W.C.1/ 2 TO 4 PLAYER OUTFIT/ MADE IN ENGLAND DESIGNS REGD.'