Klikatelle
Bagatelle
ca.1935 (manufactured)
ca.1935 (manufactured)
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Boxed bagatelle game. The wedge-shaped 'board' is made from compression-moulded brown mottled Bakelite. A steel spring is used to launch stainless steel balls up a channel to, hopefully, fall into a series of 'pockets', each marked with a different score ranging from 25 to 1000. Two of the 'pockets' are marked with a '?'. The board is covered with a transparent cellulose nitrate window, secured to the edges of the board with steel pins. The game is contained in its original printed card box, which is also wedge-shaped.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Klikatelle (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Compression-moulded Bakelite, cellulose nitrate, printed card, steel |
| Brief description | Boxed bagatelle game, 'Klikatelle', Bakelite, England, 1930s |
| Physical description | Boxed bagatelle game. The wedge-shaped 'board' is made from compression-moulded brown mottled Bakelite. A steel spring is used to launch stainless steel balls up a channel to, hopefully, fall into a series of 'pockets', each marked with a different score ranging from 25 to 1000. Two of the 'pockets' are marked with a '?'. The board is covered with a transparent cellulose nitrate window, secured to the edges of the board with steel pins. The game is contained in its original printed card box, which is also wedge-shaped. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lois Anne Clater |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Lois Anne Clater. 'Peerless Trading' was a fancy goods shop and toy importer located in Harrogate, Yorkshire, the business was owned by Albert Edward Conway. Lois Anne Clater was the daughter of Albert Edward Conway, and it was from her the Museum received four objects (see B.48 to 51-2017). The family believe these toys were originally acquired as trade samples for Peerless Trading, and that they were not played with. |
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| Accession number | B.49:1,2-2017 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2017 |
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