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Fishponds

Table Game
1890s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Although this game does not have a definite maker its box design with a green label indicates that it was probably made by John Jaques, a very important games manufacturer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and a company that is still in existence today. Most fishing games of the late Victorian period were very colourful boxed sets with a card "pond" that folded out and very realistic fish made of the same material. This example is very different and has quite complicated rules invented by Alfred Seeley.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Boxes (Containers)
  • Playing Equipment
  • Fishing Rods
  • Playing Equipment
  • Playing Equipment
TitleFishponds (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Wood, metal and card
Brief description
Table game, Fishponds, made in England, probably by John Jaques, in the 1890s
Production typeMass produced
Summary
Although this game does not have a definite maker its box design with a green label indicates that it was probably made by John Jaques, a very important games manufacturer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and a company that is still in existence today. Most fishing games of the late Victorian period were very colourful boxed sets with a card "pond" that folded out and very realistic fish made of the same material. This example is very different and has quite complicated rules invented by Alfred Seeley.
Collection
Accession number
B.99:1 to 4-2009

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2009
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