Hop Ah/Long //Checkers

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Hop Ah/Long //Checkers

Entry/Object ID

2011.003.004

Description

Framed, square chinese checkers board. Brown varnished wood frame, with stencilled black lettering on two of the pieces, suggesting the wood may have previously been used as a packing case. Heavy cardboard board is covered with paper printed in red and green in the standard six-pointed star format, outlined in white, and with a Chinese dragon design. 121 drilled holes. Top and bottom title blocks read: "Hop Ah/Long//Checkers". In lower left corner is maker's name: "A Product of/Granger/Montreal [fleur-de-lys]. Pencilled numbers in two places on board.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Johnson, Ken & Linda

Notes

Accession Date: 2011-02-16 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

board; Chinese Checkers game

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

July 2, 2012

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 23, 2023