Doubling Cube

Object/Artifact

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20th-Century American Backgammon

Name/Title

Doubling Cube

Entry/Object ID

BG-2024.0326cube

Description

This exceptionally rare, doubling cube is made with glued-on numerals of the same manufacture as the few rare backgammon doubling 'dials' of the early 1930's. The cube is made of wafer-thin plastic plates that were somehow fused into a hollow cube.

Category

Doubling Device

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Unknown

Date made

circa 1931 - 1933

Time Period

Modern Backgammon

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Sequence

Other Number

1931_02_00_20

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

1.5" Cube

Material

Plastic

Color

Cream