Box has a mock book binding, marblized paper edges and checker-board front and back which make a full board when open. Opens to reveal a backgammon interior. Enclosed are checkers, dice and holders, dominos and small ivory playing pieces.
games
boxes (containers)
embossing
leather
marbling
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
checker pattern
Leather
Unidentified Paper
Checked
Marbled
Embossed
GAME
Gold embossed lettering reads: ""History of Canada, Vol.1"" and ""Vol.2"".
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
14.75 x 2.75 x 8.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1752
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