Game part
Denys Fisher Toys Limited
Category
Ephemera
Date
1971
Materials
Cardboard
Place of origin
Yorkshire
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672519.3.3
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 the walls for Witchin Kitchin on one side and the Spell Cell on the other side. The Witchin Kitchin side has a red brickwork pattern decorated with a large cauldron, two bats and a cobweb. The Spell Cell side has an orange and mauve irregular shaped stone pattern decorated with a ghost, a broomstick and cobwebs. There are cut out spaces for doorways at either end of the scenery piece.
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