Accession Number: 2017.1.2
Description: Small mahogany case with finger joints at corners; hinged lid with brass spring latch on front; lid and base lined on interior with green felt; Bakelite resin tray pinned into base with 8x8 grid of star shaped holes; each alternating hole in the grid has slightly rounded shoulders (to represent the black/white squares of a chess board); thirty-eight (38) pieces of type, each with a raised bar on one end and two raised pins on the other.
Height: 1.25
Width: 3.75
Depth: 4.75
Date Made: ca. 1968
Maker: Royal National Institute for the Blind
Place of Origin: England
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2017.1
Subjects: Board games Recreation
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Royal National Institute for the Blind
Material: Wood, wool, antimony, tin, lead, brass
Updated: 01/19/2017
