Gaming Counters
1840-1860 (published)
| Place of origin |
Design: tortoiseshell, contained in a round box with a silver disc inlaid into the lid
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Boxed set of tortoiseshell gaming counters made in England in about 1850 |
| Physical description | Design: tortoiseshell, contained in a round box with a silver disc inlaid into the lid |
| Dimensions | Size: diam 1in |
| Object history | These would be used for gaming and then at the end of play be cashed up and taken away by the owner to be used again. |
| Historical context | No. of Players: any Equipment required: 4 counters, with stars inlaid into the top surface; one has one star, one has two stars, one has three stars and one has four stars |
| Production | unknown |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.247-1981 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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