Checkerboard and Backgammon Board, with Game Pieces, 1840-1860

Summary

Game players had options with this foldable board game set--on one side was a checkerboard, the other a backgammon board. Players used blue and white wooden markers for each game. When not in use, the board folded up, making it portable and creating a compartment to hold the pieces so they would not be lost.

Game players had options with this foldable board game set--on one side was a checkerboard, the other a backgammon board. Players used blue and white wooden markers for each game. When not in use, the board folded up, making it portable and creating a compartment to hold the pieces so they would not be lost.

Artifact

Checkerboard (Gameboard)

Date Made

1840-1860

Place of Creation

United States 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2000.0.15.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Leather

Dimensions

Height: 2 in

Width: 5.5 in

Length: 12.26 in

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