Fox and Geese and Checkers
c. 1890
Dramatic mustard and black coloration.
Found in Minnesota
16-1/4 x 15-1/2
SOLD
Late 19th century
Vibrant color; square nailed
22-1/4 x 22-3/4
# 9207
c. 1870
Found in Rochester, New York
Beautifully patinated. Strikingly asymmetrical board
19-3/4 square
SOLD
c. 1940
Original surface and engaging presence.
40 long x 16 wide x 23-1/2 high
# 9175
Happy Jap
c. 1903
Found in the Midwest
Pictured in the book Silent Salesmen by Bill Enis
13-1/4 high x 8-3/4 wide x 6 deep
# 9191
c. 1910
Pine
A bold, beautifully worn board with hints of a backgammon
playing surface under the apple green border.
28 square
SOLD
c. 1930
Original paint with appropriate surface wear
Unusual blue border
The ultimate suckers' game
From the collection of two retired circus clowns
50" wide x 44" high
# 9999
Early 20th century
Incised playing surface
8-7/8 square
# 9206
Last quarter 19th century
Made from cross section of tree trunk with hand stamped tin letters bordered in metal
on which the following legend is embossed:
Keepdrye Dart Board. Patent 358250. Must be kept sh (illegible).
18 in diameter x 1-1/2 thick
SOLD
c. 1910
Four pair grain painted; two pair patinated wood
Range in height from 13-3/4" to 22-3/4"
Excellent condition
# 9169
Late 19th c.
Vibrant, beautiful coloration
18-1/4 wide x 22 high
SOLD
Late 19th c.
Squares are faintly numbered
Square nails
12-1/2 x 12-3/4
# 9193
c. 1930
Some of these guys are so heavy NOTHING would knock them over
# 9007
Late 19th c.
Wonderful worn surface.
Lithograph on reverse
12 x 12-1/2
# 9208
Late 19th c.
Dried varnished surface which has become a beautiful, abstract design
27 x 26-1/2
# 9181
c. 1940
Keystone
Original condition with appropriate wear
25 long x 24 wing span x 10 high
SOLD
Checker and Backgammon
Late 19th century
Pine
Unusual coloration. Most early backgammons were folding boards.
19-3/4 x 17
SOLD
Late 19th c
22 square
# 9105
Late 19th c.
Strong coloration
15-1/2 square
# 9185
c. 1920
Found in the basement of a Baptist Church in Rockford, Illinois
Great color
32 diameter x 2-1/2 deep
SOLD
c. 1940
22 square
# 9032
Early 20th c
Wood and wire
Well used
19 wide x 19-1/2 high
SOLD
c. 1890
Beautiful paint surface and square nails
13-3/4 square
# 9067
Happy Jap
c. 1903
Found in the Midwest
Pictured in the book Silent Salesmen by Bill Enis
13-1/4 high x 8-3/4 wide x 6 deep
# 9192
Late 19th century
Oversized, beautifully colored board.
Square nailed.
42 square
SOLD
Late 19th/early 20th c
The pattern of the grain of the early plywood adds an organic
sense to the graphic board and the crackled paint surface.
29-3/4 x 22
# 9091
c. 1940
Try as one might, clever as one may be, its virtually impossible
to pick up goodies with this carnival game.
A cruel introduction to the realities of the world.
16 long x 8 deep x 21-1/2 high
# 9073
(Portion shown)
c. 1920
Midwest
Strong horizontal graphic
110" long x 11-1/2" high
# 8950
c. 1860
New England
Extraordinary surface
18" square
# 8276
Indeterminate Animal
Late 19th c
Wonderful wheel construction
13-1/2" wide x 7-1/2" high x 3" deep
# 8364
Late 19th c
Diminutive size
12-7/8" wide x 12-3/4" high x 1" deep
# 8173
c. 1870
Amish childrens' playthings
Pennsylvania or Ohio
Pine, horsehair, leather, pine, polychrome.
A collection of beautifully executed carvings.
12-1/2" long x 9" high
# 8649
