Thursday, March 11, 2010

Gamesmanship

(Above) Rare, Hand Painted Ring-toss Game, c. 1930s. Click image for larger view.

(Above) Pennsylvania Game Wheel With Striking Graphics, c. 1890-1900. Click image for larger view.


(Above) Parcheesi Marble Game, c. 1940s. Click image for larger view.


(Above) Oversized Primitive Checker Board With Numbers. Click image for larger view.

(Above) St. Louis Carnival Company Marble Game. Click image for larger view.

(Above) 19th Century Painted Chinese Checkers Game Board.
(Above) Carnival Penny-Pitch Board, 1930s. Click image for larger view.

(Above) Three Extraordinary Carnival Knockdown Heads. Click image for larger view.

(Above) New England Parcheesi Game Board Table (1840-1860). Click image for larger view.


EVERYONE LOVES GAMES. We played with them as children and hopefully still do as adults.

These hand made games from yesteryear were found on the Web site 1st Dibs. Enjoy.

2 comments:

Maureen said...

Used to play Chinese Checkers with my grandmother.

Pablo Muñoz de Arenillas said...

Fantastic museum exhibits, magnificent!

Greetings

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