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Dice game

Collection Type

  • Toys and games

GUSN

GUSN-171496

Description

Light colored box that contains four dice and a trump indicator.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dice games
Game

Inscription

347 (On a side of the lid.)
Trump Indicator / (Place Trump Up) / Keep this little cube in sight, / And let it steer your brain aright. / Don't guess at trumps, but calmly set / This cube and then you won't forget. / PATENT PENDING (On the bottom, inside of the box)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2216AB

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