Game part
Denys Fisher Toys Limited
Category
Ephemera
Date
1971
Materials
Cardboard
Place of origin
Yorkshire
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672519.3.2
Summary
A cardboard scenery piece, one of a set of five pieces for constructing the Haunted House used in the Haunted House board game by Denys Fisher. This piece has a staircase and a longcase clock at its right hand end and a grey stone wall at the left hand end. On the grey stone wall there are four cut out window spaces and above these ‘HAUNTED HOUSE’ is printed four times in white letters.
Provenance
Originally manufactured by Denys Fisher Toys Ltd in 1971. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via ebay on 18th October 2019 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project
Makers and roles
Denys Fisher Toys Limited , manufacturer