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Fence Your House, The Game of Boxes

Strategy Game
1985 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours on red to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game
contains a moulded cream plastic game with a drawer at each end; centre is marked out in squares with grooves and each square is covered with an illustration of a house; suppled with a quality of red and yellow pegs and 'fences' which fit into the grooves

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Boards
  • Board Games
  • Game Pieces
  • Boxes
TitleFence Your House, The Game of Boxes (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Tomland Ind. Inc., Hong Kong, 1985
Physical description
card box printed in colours on red to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game
contains a moulded cream plastic game with a drawer at each end; centre is marked out in squares with grooves and each square is covered with an illustration of a house; suppled with a quality of red and yellow pegs and 'fences' which fit into the grooves
Production typemass produced
Copy number
36627TC
Marks and inscriptions
  • Cavalade with the drawing of a double knight (trade mark; box; printed)
  • Zodiac // Ages 5 and over // Made in Hong Kong (box; printed)
  • Zodiac £2.99 (price label)
  • ©1985 Tomland Ind Inc // Made in Hong Kong (underside of game; moulded)
Credit line
Given by Dr Leo Gore on behalf of his wife, Mrs. Marcia Gore
Object history
Formed part of the doll and toy collection of Mrs Marcia Gore.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.279:1to3-2000

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2001
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