Checkerboard and Backgammon Board, 1840-1860
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Game players had options with this foldable board game set--on one side was a checkerboard, the other a backgammon board. Players would have used markers--perhaps made of wood--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 would have used markers--perhaps made of wood--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
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.0.15.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Leather
Dimensions
Height: 14.125 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 7.75 in
Inscriptions
VOL. 1 VOL. 2 (on ends folded together)