Tate and State
Dice Game
1949 (published)
1949 (published)
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Dice game, card box with cellulose acetate dice. The box of light blue card, the lettering on its sides is printed in dark blue. It shows a picture of 'Mr. Cube' playing the game. It contains five dice, each printed with black lettering, showing the capital letters T, A, T, E and S, or a smiling face. The rules are missing.
Object details
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| Title | Tate and State (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed card, printed cellulose acetate |
| Brief description | Dice game, 'Tate and State'; card and celluloid, English, Tate & Lyle, 1949 |
| Physical description | Dice game, card box with cellulose acetate dice. The box of light blue card, the lettering on its sides is printed in dark blue. It shows a picture of 'Mr. Cube' playing the game. It contains five dice, each printed with black lettering, showing the capital letters T, A, T, E and S, or a smiling face. The rules are missing. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs B Robinson |
| Object history | Given to the Museum in 1981 by Mrs B Robinson [81/1708]. On entry to the Museum its condition was described as 'worn'. |
| Historical context | The game was produced by Tate and Lyle sugar refineries in 1949 as a protest against proposed government nationalisation. The aim of the game is to throw all the dice at one time and obtain scores based on the combination of the letters and blanks. The highest score is to throw T A T E and the smiling face. |
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| Accession number | MISC.489-1981 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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