Box lid
J. W. Spear & Sons Limited
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1960 - 1969
Materials
Printed paper and cardboard
Measurements
125 mm (height) x 170 mm (width) x 39 mm (depth)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672098.1.1
Summary
The lid of the original box for the table game 'The Merry Game of Floundering'. It is made from cardboard covered in colour-printed glossy paper. On the top of the lid is an image of the 'flounders' being completed during the game.
Provenance
Donated to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Jane Shuker in 2015. Owned by the donor and her sister Mary in the 1950s or early 1960s.
Makers and roles
J. W. Spear & Sons Limited, manufacturer