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Board Game

1920s (published)
Artist/Maker
G. J. Hayter & Co. Ltd (publisher)
Place of origin
Bournemouth (published)

Design: folding board of card covered with dark green paper; printed in black, green and white with a border of small black and green squares; V and Victory in each corner
No. of squares: 64
24 wooden draughtsmen, 12 natural and 12 stained black (some faded); each shows two circles sof dots on one side and a globe surrounded by 3 shooting stars on the other.


Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Games (Puzzles & Board Games)
Object type
Board game
Brief description
Set of wooden draughts pieces with a playing board made in England by G J Hayter in the 1920s
Physical description
Design: folding board of card covered with dark green paper; printed in black, green and white with a border of small black and green squares; V and Victory in each corner
No. of squares: 64
24 wooden draughtsmen, 12 natural and 12 stained black (some faded); each shows two circles sof dots on one side and a globe surrounded by 3 shooting stars on the other.
DimensionsSize: 14 3/4in x 14 5/8in, open
Object history
trademark - knight on horseback over a V, the word VICTORY and part of a globe-all within a circle
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.302-1986

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O26417/board-game-g-j-hayter/
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