SCRABBLE
Spelling Game
1970-1979 (manufactured)
1970-1979 (manufactured)
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rectangular card box printed in colours to show the title in white and red on a green ground, together with the maker's details and an illustration of a scrabble board; interior printed with the rules of play (black on white); base of white card covered with white paper; insert of grey card, with the outer surfaces covered with white paper - it has four shallow sides with the corners reinforced with brown paper
contains playing surface, drawstring bag, tile racks and quantity of letter tiles
2-5 letter tile racks, grey plastic with angled surfaces and shaped ends
*square letter tiles, cream plastic with rounded corners and a circular hollow at the back; moulded and marked in black with a letter of the alphabet and its individual score
6-14 letter A
15,16 letter B
17,18 letter C
19-22 letter D
23-34 letter E
35,36 letter F
37-39 letter G
40,41 letter H
42-50 letter I
51 letter J
52 letter K
53-56 letter L
57,58 letter M
59-64 letter N
65-72 letter O
73,74 letter P
75 letter Q
76-81 letter R
82-85 letter S
86-90 letter T
91-94 letter U
95,96 letter V
97,98 letter W
99 letter X
100,101 letter Y
102,103 blank tile
contains playing surface, drawstring bag, tile racks and quantity of letter tiles
2-5 letter tile racks, grey plastic with angled surfaces and shaped ends
*square letter tiles, cream plastic with rounded corners and a circular hollow at the back; moulded and marked in black with a letter of the alphabet and its individual score
6-14 letter A
15,16 letter B
17,18 letter C
19-22 letter D
23-34 letter E
35,36 letter F
37-39 letter G
40,41 letter H
42-50 letter I
51 letter J
52 letter K
53-56 letter L
57,58 letter M
59-64 letter N
65-72 letter O
73,74 letter P
75 letter Q
76-81 letter R
82-85 letter S
86-90 letter T
91-94 letter U
95,96 letter V
97,98 letter W
99 letter X
100,101 letter Y
102,103 blank tile
Object details
Object type | |
Parts | This object consists of 107 parts.
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Title | SCRABBLE (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | printed card, moulded plastic |
Brief description | Scrabble, J W Spear & Sons Ltd, English, 1970s |
Physical description | rectangular card box printed in colours to show the title in white and red on a green ground, together with the maker's details and an illustration of a scrabble board; interior printed with the rules of play (black on white); base of white card covered with white paper; insert of grey card, with the outer surfaces covered with white paper - it has four shallow sides with the corners reinforced with brown paper contains playing surface, drawstring bag, tile racks and quantity of letter tiles 2-5 letter tile racks, grey plastic with angled surfaces and shaped ends *square letter tiles, cream plastic with rounded corners and a circular hollow at the back; moulded and marked in black with a letter of the alphabet and its individual score 6-14 letter A 15,16 letter B 17,18 letter C 19-22 letter D 23-34 letter E 35,36 letter F 37-39 letter G 40,41 letter H 42-50 letter I 51 letter J 52 letter K 53-56 letter L 57,58 letter M 59-64 letter N 65-72 letter O 73,74 letter P 75 letter Q 76-81 letter R 82-85 letter S 86-90 letter T 91-94 letter U 95,96 letter V 97,98 letter W 99 letter X 100,101 letter Y 102,103 blank tile |
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Production type | mass produced |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Ida Carroll |
Production | a home made bag, from which to draw letters during play, has been added to the game Attribution note: excluding one hand made bag Reason For Production: retail |
Collection | |
Accession number | B.11:1-1999 |
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Record created | March 13, 2001 |
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