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Board game sheet on box - Annie Wants her Stripes

Annie Wants her Stripes

  • Object:

    Board game sheet on box

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (published)

  • Date:

    1940-1945 (published)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Printed paper on card

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Mrs M. Tomalin

  • Museum number:

    MISC.849-1986

  • Gallery location:

    In store

  • Image in copyright

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.

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: ?

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (published)

Date

1940-1945 (published)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Printed paper on card

Dimensions

Length: 38.7 cm, Width: 32.5 cm, Depth: 4.8 cm

Object history note

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 note

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

Descriptive line

Card box with game on cover, Annie Wants her Stripes, made in England in the early 1940s

Categories

Children & Childhood; Games

Collection code

BGM

Qr_O26033
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