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Board, gameEntry/Object ID
51.87.1Description
PLACEHOLDER Material: wood, textile. Size: 28 1/2" square x 2" thick. Description: brown, red, blue and green - two-sided board for multiple games - carom board on one side with corner pockets of woven string - bottom edge label: "Archarena Combination Game Board", and lists patent dates, the latest being in 1908. Other side of game board is designed for checkers, chess, backgammon, and the game of the Mill. An unidentified game on the carom side of the board has a border of national flags of different countries around the perimeter of the carom board. Two pockets are ripped. . Material - wood, metal, textile.Context
Toys & Games. Carom was a popular winter evening activity at the Sybilrud farm in New Richland township. This is a combination board (reversible too) on which chess, checkers, croquinole, carom, etc. can be played. See #1.84.136 a-y croquinole rings.Cataloged By
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Board, gameClass
GameCategory
Recreational ArtifactsCreate Date
September 24, 1987Update Date
November 21, 2024