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Colour Dominoes

Table Game
1960s (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed card box containing twenty-eight wood pulp composition dominoes, painted black, and moulded on one side to show a greyhound. On the other side there are dents, varying in number between one and six, which are coloured orange, white, green, red, yellow, blue or blank. The rules are printed inside the box.

Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 29 parts.

  • Lid
  • Box
  • Domino
  • Domino
  • Domino
  • Domino
  • Domino
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  • Domino
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TitleColour Dominoes (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper, wood pulp composition, paint
Brief description
Boxed set of Colour Dominoes; wood, Spears Games, 1960s
Physical description
Printed card box containing twenty-eight wood pulp composition dominoes, painted black, and moulded on one side to show a greyhound. On the other side there are dents, varying in number between one and six, which are coloured orange, white, green, red, yellow, blue or blank. The rules are printed inside the box.
Dimensions
  • Box length: 22.2cm
  • Box width: 5cm
  • Box height: 2.5cm
Size: box 8 3/4in x 2in x 1in
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Mrs. N. and Dr. K. Marshall
Object history
Given to the Museum by Mrs. N. and Dr. K. Marshall [88/92]
Historical context
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 28 dominoes
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
MISC.1012:1to 30-1992

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
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