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SCRABBLE

Spelling Game
1970-1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 107 parts.

  • Games Board
  • Tile Rack
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  • Scrabble Tile
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  • Bag
  • Box
  • Box
  • Insert
TitleSCRABBLE (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
Dimensions
  • Playing surface length: 35.5cm
  • Open width: 35.5cm
  • Bag width: 19.8cm
  • Bag length: 22cm
  • Box length: 36.5cm
  • Box width: 18.8cm
  • Box depth: 3.1cm
  • Tile rack length: 17.3cm
  • Tile rack width: 2.3cm
  • Tile rack depth: 1.9cm
  • Tile length: 2cm
  • Tile width: 1.8cm
  • Tile depth: 0.6cm
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • COPYRIGHT 1948 & 1954 (design registration; left hand edge of board; printed; printing ink)
  • SCRABBLE // REGD TRADE MARK (trade mark; around sides of playing surface; printed; printing ink)
  • MADE IN ENGLAND (textual information; edge of playing surface board; printed; printing ink)
  • A1 (textual information; tiles (6 to 14); obverse; moulded)
  • B3 (textual information; tiles (15,16); obverse; moulded)
  • C3 (textual information; tiles (17,18); obverse; moulded)
  • D2 (textual information; tiles (19-22); obverse; moulded)
  • E1 (textual information; tiles (23-34); obverse; moulded)
  • F4 (textual information; tiles (35,36); obverse; moulded)
  • G2 (textual information; tiles (37-39); obverse; moulded)
  • H4 (textual information; tiles (40,41); obverse; moulded)
  • I1 (textual information; tiles (42-50); obverse; moulded)
  • J8 (textual information; tile (51); obverse; moulded)
  • K5 (textual information; tile (52); obverse; moulded)
  • L1 (textual information; tiles (53-56); obverse; moulded)
  • M3 (textual information; tiles (57,58); obverse; moulded)
  • N1 (textual information; tiles (59-64); obverse; moulded)
  • O1 (textual information; tiles (65-72); obverse; moulded)
  • P3 (textual information; tiles (73,74); obverse; moulded)
  • Q10 (textual information; tile (75); obverse; moulded)
  • R1 (textual information; tiles (76-81); obverse; moulded)
  • S1 (textual information; tiles (82-85); obverse; moulded)
  • T1 (textual information; tiles (86-90); obverse; moulded)
  • U1 (textual information; tiles (91-94); obverse; moulded)
  • V4 (textual information; tiles (95,96); obverse; moulded)
  • W4 (textual information; tiles (97,98); obverse; moulded)
  • X8 (textual information; tile (99); obverse; moulded)
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 createdMarch 13, 2001
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