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nimble ned

Table Game
1930s (published)
Place of origin

Design: card figure of a seated donkey which slightly folds to slot into 2 wooden stays, red, attached to the inside of the box; onbox inside base is pasted 6 squares numbered and printed in colours

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • nimble ned (manufacturer's title)
  • the jolly circus ring game (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Spear; Throwing, German, 1930s, Nimble Ned
Physical description
Design: card figure of a seated donkey which slightly folds to slot into 2 wooden stays, red, attached to the inside of the box; onbox inside base is pasted 6 squares numbered and printed in colours
DimensionsSize: 9 3/8in x 6¾in x 1 1/8in
Object history
There are adverts, as part of the instructions, for the games of THE BONZO CHASE and SPRINGRINGS
Historical context
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: donkey
8 card hoops, 2 each in pink, blue, yellow and green
original card box covered with red paper and a pictorial label on lid showing the title, maker and a donkey; instructions are on inside lid
Production
manufactured at the spears works bavaria, spear's games registered in great britain
Collection
Accession number
MISC.823-1986

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
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