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Box w/ cards and chips

Collection Type

  • Toys and games

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-13993

Description

Tortoise-shell box containing 53 cards and red, white, and blue chips. Cards have British flag w/ picture of beaver and "CANADA" written on front.

Details

Descriptive Terms

card games (game sets)
machine-made
paper (fiber product)
plastic (organic material)
tortoise shell
Shell
Unidentified Paper
Plastic
Machine Made
SET, GAME

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.625 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.178

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