Name/Title
Marshall Field & Co.Description
Marshall Field & Co. in Chicago has the distinction of having published the first known depiction of a doubling cube in this ad in the Chicago Tribune, where a cube is p[ictured twice. In a London article written in mid May 1931, Grosvenor Nicholas would refer to having “originated and introduced” the doubling cube “about a year ago,” so the cube offered in this ad must have been among the very first offered for sale. That the ad appears in a Chicago paper may owe something to the influence of backgammon writer Ralph Bond, whose games company was located on North Michigan Ave.
The $3 price for the doubling cube is relatively high, as later ads often price "doubling dice" at $.50. It is a fair guess that it was the large bakelite cubes with inlaid numerals fetching this premium price.Publication Details
Publication Type
Backgammon AdvetisementDate Published
May 26, 1930Time Period
Modern BackgammonOther Names and Numbers
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1930_05_26Relationships
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