Annie Wants her Stripes
Board Game Sheet on Box
1940-1945 (published)
1940-1945 (published)
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The First and Second World Wars generated a lot of games. Some of them were meant to be fun, while others had an educational purpose. This is a playing sheet published by the magazine Woman. It was intended as a light-hearted game for women to play. It is a simple race game with help and hindrance along the way. It also reflects the fact that women were very much involved in the war effort during the Second World War. The sheet has been pasted onto the lid of a toy box that may originally have contained a set of Meccano.
Object details
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| Title | Annie Wants her Stripes (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper on card |
| Brief description | Card box with game on cover, Annie Wants her Stripes, made in England in the early 1940s |
| Physical description | Design: printed as the box lid cover showing a snake pattern of squares with 18 illustrations and directions; on the right are the title, instructions and 4 playing pieces to be cut out No. of squares: ? Squares illustrated: 18 Square numbering: none Squares titled: 18 Subject of starting square: ? Subject of ending square: ? |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs M. Tomalin |
| Object history | Played in a similar manner to Snakes and Ladders This is a light hearted game but more recent conflicts, while represented in other forms of toys, have not been portrayed as games. CGG-GAMES & PUZZLES,1991 |
| Historical context | Rewards: forward movement, extra turns Forfeits: backward movement, missed turns No. of Players: 4 Equipment required: 4 playing pieces which are to be cut out of the side of the box dice/teetotum Rules placement: on the side of the game |
| Summary | The First and Second World Wars generated a lot of games. Some of them were meant to be fun, while others had an educational purpose. This is a playing sheet published by the magazine Woman. It was intended as a light-hearted game for women to play. It is a simple race game with help and hindrance along the way. It also reflects the fact that women were very much involved in the war effort during the Second World War. The sheet has been pasted onto the lid of a toy box that may originally have contained a set of Meccano. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.849-1986 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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