Whatchamacallit
Board Game
1974 (published)
1974 (published)
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The board is a chromolithograph on card showing 25 named and illustrated squares, listing topics or subjects. The subjects include flowers, historica figures, animals and tools. The spinner is a black plastic pointer mounted in a printed card base, it is printed in orange and yellow with black capital letters. There are four stained wooden balls, a set of plastic counters and a printed sheet of instructions. The whole game is contained in its original packaging, the lid of which is printed with images of six of the squares, a family playing the game together, and an image of the spinner. Below each image are basic instructions for the game.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 52 parts.
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Title | Whatchamacallit (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Printed card, turned and stained wood, plastic |
Brief description | Board game, 'Whatchamacallit', England, Berwick Games, 1960s |
Physical description | The board is a chromolithograph on card showing 25 named and illustrated squares, listing topics or subjects. The subjects include flowers, historica figures, animals and tools. The spinner is a black plastic pointer mounted in a printed card base, it is printed in orange and yellow with black capital letters. There are four stained wooden balls, a set of plastic counters and a printed sheet of instructions. The whole game is contained in its original packaging, the lid of which is printed with images of six of the squares, a family playing the game together, and an image of the spinner. Below each image are basic instructions for the game. |
Production type | Mass produced |
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Credit line | Given by Damian Durka |
Production | Ref. no. 438 |
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Accession number | B.281:1 to 52-1993 |
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Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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