Spill and Spell Dice Game, 1957
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Artifact Overview
Spill and Spell is competitive. Players take turns spilling fifteen lettered cubes and spelling out words from the upturned letters. Complex scoring requires addition and multiplication skills. The longer the word, the more points, and words that intersect like a crossword puzzle double the score. The first player to earn 300 points wins!
Artifact Details
Artifact
Educational game
Date Made
1957
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.55.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Miriam R. Epstein.
Material
Cardboard
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.375 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
box: SPILL/ AND / SPELL® / New Exciting Game / Educational / Enjoyable Entertaining PHILLIPS PUBLISHERS INC. / Newton 58, Massachusetts
gold sticker on box: P.S.* / *Powell Square / 222 POWELL ST. / SAN FRANCISCO
instruction manual: RULES FOR / SPILL /AND / SPELL ® / ® App. For.
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