Skill Ball

Name/Title

Skill Ball

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.6a-c

Description

Small, tabletop skill ball set consisting of a board, a ball, and a box. The board is painted red and has a raised border on three sides. The fourth side is chamfered to create a ramp. There are 6 holes drilled into the board, labeled "5, 10, 5, 20, 20, 50". The ball is painted red. The box has the inscription, "SKILL-BALL PLAY IT ANYWHERE ON THE LAWN ON THE FLOOR ON THE TABLE For Young and Old A Game of Skill and Chance".

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1940

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Game, Skee-Ball

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Arcade

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects