RAILWAY RACE
Board Game
1900-1910 (published)
1900-1910 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Design: chromolithograph on board, double folds
Squares illustrated: some
Squares titled: some
Subject of starting square: railway tracks
Subject of ending square: siding
No. of Players: three
Equipment required: markers and dice
Rules placement: none
Squares illustrated: some
Squares titled: some
Subject of starting square: railway tracks
Subject of ending square: siding
No. of Players: three
Equipment required: markers and dice
Rules placement: none
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | RAILWAY RACE (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | printed card |
| Brief description | Railway Race, English, 1900-10 |
| Physical description | Design: chromolithograph on board, double folds Squares illustrated: some Squares titled: some Subject of starting square: railway tracks Subject of ending square: siding No. of Players: three Equipment required: markers and dice Rules placement: none |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Object history | This may have been part of a compendium, which would account for the poor quality of both board and printing, along with Misc 1337 & 1339-1991 The quality of the board and printing is quite poor which suggests a date just before the 1st World War or during it. On the lower left edge is BRITISH MANUFACTURE, though British is very smudged. |
| Historical context | Rules: The illustration show three railway tracks which merge and separate to finally end with one going into a siding; also shown are an engine and tender , stations and signal boxes. Probable rules: Each player starts on a different track and the one who reaches the siding first wins. There will be forward and backward rewards and forfeits and it is probable that should two arrive at a merge they would exchange places. |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.1338-1991 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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