Doubling Dial

Object/Artifact

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20th-Century American Backgammon

Name/Title

Doubling Dial

Entry/Object ID

BG-2024.0272

Description

This is the only known extant example of a doubling dial of this form. It is clearly related to the other unusual doublers of the early 1930's by the raised numerals applied to the surface, probably of a kind found in hardware stores of the day.

Category

Doubling Device

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1931 - 1933

Time Period

Modern Backgammon

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Sequence

Other Number

1931_02_00_30

Material

Early plastic

Color

Red & Black

Relationships

Related Entries

Entry

Doubling Cube

Notes

Cube with same numerals