Checker Set of 15

Object/Artifact

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20th-Century American Backgammon

Name/Title

Checker Set of 15

Entry/Object ID

BG-2024.0295

Description

These large checkers with distinctive "bullseye" carving pattern date to the early 1930's, are of a rare ivory-cream color. Typically, off-white shades of bakelite have yellowed considerably with age.

Category

Checkers

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930 - 1933

Time Period

Modern Backgammon

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Sequence

Other Number

1931_00_50

Dimensions

Diameter

1-3/4 in

Material

Bakelite

Color

Ivory