Parcheesi Board Game

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Parcheesi: Game piece box
Parcheesi

Game piece box

Name/Title

Parcheesi Board Game

Entry/Object ID

E2021.1.97

Description

Parcheesi is a backgammon game that originated in India. The board has little nicks in it, and the game piece box is falling apart. The dice that come with the game are not the original dice, and the game is missing a few of its tokens.

Use

Recreation

Acquisition

Accession

E2021.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Selchow & Righter Co.

Date made

circa 1942 - circa 1946

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Board

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects