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rowing

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t (published), 1930-1980 (made)
Place of origin

Design: hand painted card, 4 folds; with photographs of the club houses; represents a stretch of the Ouse River and the teams Sandford and Merton
No. of squares: n/a
Squares illustrated: n/a
Square numbering: n/a
Squares titled: n/a
Subject of starting square: club houses
Subject of ending square: n/a


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Titles
  • rowing (manufacturer's title)
  • ouse river (manufacturer's title)
Physical description
Design: hand painted card, 4 folds; with photographs of the club houses; represents a stretch of the Ouse River and the teams Sandford and Merton
No. of squares: n/a
Squares illustrated: n/a
Square numbering: n/a
Squares titled: n/a
Subject of starting square: club houses
Subject of ending square: n/a
DimensionsSize: 143.2cm x 80.9cm
Object history
The whole is hand made by various members of one family and used for many years. The teams and boats are all denoted by figures, and the books are hand written.
Historical context
Rewards: n/a
Forfeits: n/a
No. of Players: 2 or pairs
Equipment required: record books for the teams and their performances, students names
rowers cards
trophy cup
boats, teams
dice


Rules:
The game is a race. The centre piece is a blue river which flows in a V shape. Three arrows denote the clockwise flow of the water. Lines, one centimeter apart, are drawn across the river (these are the playing sqaures). There are two starts, the first at Sandford and the second at Merton. Cut out pictures of the two club houses have been attached to the board onthe inside of the river at each starting point. The length of each race appears to be 2½ miles with ½ mile markers placed along the river banks. The river is sited within many painted squares of fields which resemble a patchwork.

Rules placement: separate book
Production
hand made
Collection
Accession number
MISC.679:1-1992

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
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