Name/Title
GameEntry/Object ID
1992.5.1Description
Burgandy leather-covered box containing various game pieces and scorecards. The box has a strap lid that lays over the top. It is embossed in gold at the center top with the inscription, "A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM YOU HOME CITY BURLINGTON, VT. 1944".
Inside the box are 25 red poker chips, 25 blue poker chips, 25 yellow poker chips; 25 white poker chips; 5 6-sided dice; 10 small red wooden cubes printed on one side each with an illustration of a bowling pin; a rule booklet explaining gin rummy; a rule booklet explaining bowling; a score pad for gin rummy, a score pad for bowling, a deck of cards with a young girl printed on the back of each card, a golf pencil, and a collapsible dice shaker printed in gold with an illustration of a bowling ball and two bowling pins.Context
Sent to Leroy J. Dopp, Jr., of Burlington, Vermont, while he was deployed overseas during World War II.Acquisition
Accession
1992.5Source or Donor
Dopp, Leroy James, Jr. (1910-1995)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Metro Manufacturing CompanyDate made
1944Place
City
New York CityState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Game, BowlingNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Game, CardNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Game, DiceNomenclature Primary Object Term
GameNomenclature Class
Game EquipmentNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (box)Height
1-5/8 inWidth
6-1/8 inDepth
4-3/8 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dopp, Leroy James, Jr. (1910-1995)Related Places
Place
City
BurlingtonCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America