Name/Title
Game: Tip the BottleEntry/Object ID
006.5.2a-eDescription
This object is a recreational game which identified as "Tip the Bottle" by the donor. It is comprised of five components: 006.5.2a the bottom of a cardboard box, 006.5.2b the lid of the cardboard box, 006.5.2c a painted red wood bottle, 006.5.2d a wood stand with a stiff metal wire extending from the top, and 006.5.2e, a set of 76 colored toothpicks. The wood bottle, stand, and toothpicks are the primary elements of the game while the box components are used for storage. The lid of the box has several elements on its top, from left to right these are: a red fragile sticker, an address sheet titled "A.E. RYDER OPTOMETRIST", two faded three cent postage stamps in a vertical alignment, and an incomplete rubber stamp rendered in ink which partially overlays the lower postage stamp. The lid also has two tabs centered on the shorter sides of the top which exhibit significant signs of mechanical wear. The wooden base of the game is cylindrical in shape with the flat faces serving as the top and base of the component. A stiff, dark in color, metal wire extends vertically from the top of the base, off centered, before bending at a right angle, then again at a right angle to return down to the wood base in a fashion similar to an incandescent lightbulb filament. This causes the wire to create a shape similar to the mathematical symbol pi, without the horizontal extensions. The bottle is painted red and features a vertical channel cut into the bottom and extending up to the shoulder of the bottle, bisecting the lower portion into two halves along a vertical axis. The toothpicks are pointed on both ends, and are dyed solid colors: orange, yellow, green, blue, and tan.Collection
Artefact Collection: SecondaryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
GameNomenclature Class
Game EquipmentNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsDimensions
Height
11.3 cmDiameter
4.6 cmDimension Notes
Wood BaseHeight
10.5 cmDiameter
2.8 cmDimension Notes
BottleParts
006.5.2a- Box, Base
006.5.2b- Box, Lid
006.5.2c- Tip the Bottle, Base
006.5.2d- Tip the Bottle, Bottle
006.5.2e- Tip the Bottle- ToothpicksMaterial
wood - bois, metal - métal, paper, cardboard, paint - peinture