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(ID: 10551)

Complete, in excellent condition and in it's original box which is in very good condition for age, this is an extremely rare TABLE CRICKET GAME. Endorsed by the famous player, JACK HOBBS Played on a table top with tapes to prevent the ball from escaping on to the floor, the wooden figures have chromo-lithographed paper applied to one side of each of the figures. Beautifully drawn cartoon expr...

£110
(ID: 10560)

This unusual set of chunky double-six, red (more a burgundy), bakelite dominoes with cream dots and brass rivets (spinners) is contained in the most beautiful inlaid wooden box. Showing Indian influence in its design, six different woods are used as well as bone and the sliding lid has a nicely turned bone handle. It has the inlaid design to all facets except the underside, which still has th...

£35
(ID: 10563)

Amusing take on Tiddly (Tiddley, Tiddledy) winks. This ingenious folding board game has fences/steeples that are erected by pushing out the card slots (pushing them back in to fold up to put back into box). The fourth set of coloured 'winks' are present, but were not included in the picture. So the game is complete and the box is in excellent condition...

£30-40
(ID: 5)

The original "Owzthat" Table cricket game c 1920s I normally have one or two of these in stock at any one time and the price is dependent on the condition/size of of the tin (two sizes produced) and whether or not the original rules are present, or a photocopy. For those of you who are old enough, Richard Briars plays this on the kitchen table of his Surbito, green idyll, in one of the first e...

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(ID: 10548)

A huge variety of HORSE-RACING GAMES. JAQUES ASCOT: 1880 - 1920 Four-Horse version seen here. Each horse has the same length thread attached to the spindle. Horses are carried on the baize lid and unravel from the spindle at the same rate. When all in line, handle is wound and the first horses nose to touch the front of the box is the winner. A different one wins each time - so place your ...

£95
(ID: 4)

Good example of Halma by F H Ayres. The game was invented in America in 1880 and can be played by three or four players (See summary of rules of play, photographed). The Board made of rigid board with gilt tooling; the box of pieces in polished mahogany, the slide-top lid having a beautifully illustrated lithographed paper label with figures of Greek warriors. The word Halma comes from the Gree...

£5
(ID: 10556)

Six Clowns in different coloured outfits are separated (arms, legs, heads, torso etc., and placed in the centre of the table with the picture uppermost. Each clown has dots corresponding to one face of the dice. Throws of the dice are taken by each of the players who try to assemble as many complete clowns as possible. Great for hand/eye co-ordination, colourful and fun! Box good (instr...

£95
(ID: 10523)

Yes folks, this game was patented in G.B. with the sole distributors being one Perry & Co (Pens) Ltd of Birmingham. So we seem to have got there first on this one! Fabulous graphics on this fantastic board game. N.B. For some reason known only to the geeks of this world, a close up of the board has landed up as photo no.4 of the Bird Shooting game on this site. Aren't computers wonderful! ...

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(ID: 27)

Escalado was manufactured by Chad Valley from around 1930s - 1970s. The illustrations under this listing show four of some of the six or seven different boxes and illustrations produced. The contents remained the same, but details changed. The earlier versions (deeper boxes) had more detailed painting to the horses and jockeys, whereaes the later have horses and jockeys each in one colour only....

£35
(ID: 10533)

Excellent example of the game of The Race from the Victorian era, which then became named variously as Steeplechase, Grand National and They're Off (but this last one is also the name of a card game from the same period). This one is by Spears, though they called themselves 'Spear' (Marx & Spencers/Spencer - we always seem to like to adapt names). This one made at their Enfield base in England...

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(ID: 31)

Copyright 1947, Made in England by J Dring. Ship Ahoy board game. There are two versions, one with the Isle of Wight board lay out and the other, which this is, of Long Island. Played with six beautiful painted metal yachting playing pieces and a circular, spinning compass and cards the object is to race the yachts from the starting line anti-clockwise round the course, and into Harbour, leaving...

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(ID: 10526)

A most unusual Spinning or Humming Top in two parts. The main part measures 3.2" high from bone finial to metal tip with a diameter of 1.9". Very finely made from what looks to be boxwood, but feels a little light for this, with bone and metal. It has been turned into a beautiful shape and the painted bands of burgundy and black paint have been scored to reveal the wood below. The second par...

£65
(ID: 14)

Bird-shooting indoor target game, circa 1940s. by Glevum Games of England. Beautifully illustrated boxed game measuring 15.5 x 11 inches (40 x 17.5 cms). The contents include nicely drawn, coloured and printed cardboard cut-outs of four exotic birds which, with the aid of the attached wooden supports to the rear of each, enable the bird to swivvel back when struck by a cork when fired by the toy...

£50
(ID: 10518)

Delightful game by Spears/Bavaria. The graphics on games of this age are as aesthetically pleasing in themselves, apart from the fun of the game. Good condition of box and contents. Spin the spinner, choose which balls to go in which slots, winner is one with highest score. Simple, but actually quite fun. See instructions. Get those fingers and hands moving!...

£25.00
(ID: 10466)

Invented by Messrs Lee and Palmer, there are various versions of Totopoly with horses ranging from cardboard horses in wooden stands, flat painted metal horses on circular stands and 3-d painted metal horses. This version has the cardboard horse version - probably a wartime issue with the metal horses appearing later. Complete and in good condition The idea was that racehorses are leased by p...

£40
(ID: 10459)

Sorry! Parker Brothers of Salem Massechusetts registered this game in 1934. This is one of the earliest versions. Registered and copyrighted also in Great Britain, the board and box had a different colourway and logo. Complete with turned and coloured playing pieces, everything is in good condition apart from some staining to the playing surface (probably a cup of tea spilt in the excitement o...