Playing piece
J. W. Spear & Sons Limited
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1960 - 1969
Materials
Printed cardboard
Measurements
20-43 mm (Height); 40-100 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672098.2.1
Summary
The cardboard playing pieces for the table game 'The Merry Game of Floundering'. These consist of twelve cardboard 'flounders' (fish), each one coloured in a unique colour and pattern, and each is separated into six pieces. Each piece has an image of a face of a die, and that number has to be thrown in order to pick up that piece to help complete a flounder.
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