Not on display

bagatelle

Table Game
1950s-1960s (published)
Place of origin

Design: RECTANGULAR WITH A ROUNDED TOP END, WOOD PAINTED RED; BALLS ARE PROPELLED DOWN A NARROW TRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY PULLING A SPRING LEVER; NAILS ARE POSITIONED AT VARIOUS POINTS AND THERE ARE 2 METAL BARS WITH UPRIGHTS T EACH END IN A v SHAPE IN THE CENTRE OF THE BOARD; SMALL ROUND FOOT UNDER TOP END.

Object details

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Object type
Titles
  • bagatelle (manufacturer's title)
  • C O D E G BRITISH (PRINTED IN RED ON A YELLOW CIRCLE) (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
English; about 1960
Physical description
Design: RECTANGULAR WITH A ROUNDED TOP END, WOOD PAINTED RED; BALLS ARE PROPELLED DOWN A NARROW TRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY PULLING A SPRING LEVER; NAILS ARE POSITIONED AT VARIOUS POINTS AND THERE ARE 2 METAL BARS WITH UPRIGHTS T EACH END IN A v SHAPE IN THE CENTRE OF THE BOARD; SMALL ROUND FOOT UNDER TOP END.
DimensionsSize: 15IN X 9½IN X 2¼IN
Credit line
Given by Mary Kempson
Historical context
No. of Players: ANY
Equipment required: HOLES LINED WITH WHITE PLASTIC ARE THE GOALS AS WELL AS 5 COMPARTMENTS AT THE END OF THE BOARD; SCORE POINTS ARE BLACK ON SILVER
Production
COWAN DE GROOT LTD
Collection
Accession number
MISC.190-1988

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
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