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Cribbage

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Collection Type

  • Toys and games

Date

1875-1925

GUSN

GUSN-73412

Description

Pack of cribbage cards in rectangular box with sliding top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cribbage
cardboard
paper (fiber product)
recreation
Game
Game, Card
Set, Cribbage
Unidentified Paper
Cardboard
Recreation
Set, Cribbage

Inscription

"CRIBBAGE / COMPLETE / WITH / PACK OF CARDS, BOOK OF RULES / AND / PATENT SELF SCORING MARKERS / W.H. WILLIS & Co., / MANUFACTURERS, LONDON" (printed)
"ONE FOR HIS KNOB / CRIBBAGE / TWO FOR HIS HEELS" (printed)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

W. H. Willis & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

1.625 x 2.875 x 4.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1169

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