The Diver's Luck or Who's The Lucky Diver?
Board Game
1920s (made)
1920s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
1. playing surface; card covered on one side with red paper and on the other
with an illustration printed in colours to show two rowing boats with seamen above a view of the sea with divers; fish; a wreck and debris. The game is for
up to four players; with divers' paths; A and B; starting on a descent from the boats at point 1 and each with a meandering trail numbered to 100; boxes of Gold.
Player A has red dots and B yellow and where these occur on their trails; forfeits and rewards must be obeyed. These are listed on the inside of the box lid.
The board folds in half and has linen binding at the fold. 2. dice shaker; turned wood; stained purple. 3. dice; white with black dots 4-7. playing pieces; flat
cast lead designed as divers painted grey with gold helmets; each has a different colour foot and plate - blue; yellow; green and red. These will have been made
by Britains Ltd. 8. storage support for divers; block of plain card with four cuts 9. box lid; card covered with red paper. On the top is a label; printed in colours
to show the title; maker's name and an illustration of two divers; a wreck; and fish. Inside the lid the instructions for playing the game are pasted. 10. box base;
card partly covered with red paper. 11. box lining; small strip of red paper covered card to contain the divers' support and the dice shaker.
with an illustration printed in colours to show two rowing boats with seamen above a view of the sea with divers; fish; a wreck and debris. The game is for
up to four players; with divers' paths; A and B; starting on a descent from the boats at point 1 and each with a meandering trail numbered to 100; boxes of Gold.
Player A has red dots and B yellow and where these occur on their trails; forfeits and rewards must be obeyed. These are listed on the inside of the box lid.
The board folds in half and has linen binding at the fold. 2. dice shaker; turned wood; stained purple. 3. dice; white with black dots 4-7. playing pieces; flat
cast lead designed as divers painted grey with gold helmets; each has a different colour foot and plate - blue; yellow; green and red. These will have been made
by Britains Ltd. 8. storage support for divers; block of plain card with four cuts 9. box lid; card covered with red paper. On the top is a label; printed in colours
to show the title; maker's name and an illustration of two divers; a wreck; and fish. Inside the lid the instructions for playing the game are pasted. 10. box base;
card partly covered with red paper. 11. box lining; small strip of red paper covered card to contain the divers' support and the dice shaker.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 11 parts.
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| Title | The Diver's Luck or Who's The Lucky Diver? (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed card |
| Brief description | Board Game, 'Diver's Luck' made in England by Chad Valley in the 1920s |
| Physical description | 1. playing surface; card covered on one side with red paper and on the other with an illustration printed in colours to show two rowing boats with seamen above a view of the sea with divers; fish; a wreck and debris. The game is for up to four players; with divers' paths; A and B; starting on a descent from the boats at point 1 and each with a meandering trail numbered to 100; boxes of Gold. Player A has red dots and B yellow and where these occur on their trails; forfeits and rewards must be obeyed. These are listed on the inside of the box lid. The board folds in half and has linen binding at the fold. 2. dice shaker; turned wood; stained purple. 3. dice; white with black dots 4-7. playing pieces; flat cast lead designed as divers painted grey with gold helmets; each has a different colour foot and plate - blue; yellow; green and red. These will have been made by Britains Ltd. 8. storage support for divers; block of plain card with four cuts 9. box lid; card covered with red paper. On the top is a label; printed in colours to show the title; maker's name and an illustration of two divers; a wreck; and fish. Inside the lid the instructions for playing the game are pasted. 10. box base; card partly covered with red paper. 11. box lining; small strip of red paper covered card to contain the divers' support and the dice shaker. |
| Dimensions | Height: 11in Width 2: 13 3/4in Depth: 1¼in |
| Marks and inscriptions | The Chad Valley Games; printed in lower left corner of box lid |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | References: Manufactured solely at Chad Valley Works, Harborne, England belonged to the donor, Eileen, born 1915 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.660:1 to 11-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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