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  PAINT-DECORATED AMERICAN CHECKERS & CHESS GAME BOARD IN BLACK, SCARLET & CHROME YELLOW, 1870-80
Dimensions (inches): 18.75" w x 19.25" h x 0.5" d
Description:
PAINT-DECORATED AMERICAN CHECKERS & CHESS GAME BOARD IN BLACK, SCARLET & CHROME YELLOW, 1870-80:

American game board with scarlet red checkers on a black ground, trimmed out with scarlet, chrome yellow, and white. Note the unusual oval-shaped designs that rest at the center of the pin stripes on each side. The board was most certainly painted by a professional, maybe a sign painter. The wooden plank is approximately half-an-inch thick, which means that it is planed fairly thin for a board of this size (approx. 19" square). The thickness adds to its fine nature, but it's the paint surface and colors that are really great. Circa 1870-80.

Crude outlines of a Fox & Geese game appear on the reverse, which is red.

Condition: There is minor, expected wear.
   
Primary Color: black, red, yellow
Earliest Date: 1870
Latest Date: 1890
For Sale Status: Sold
Price SOLD
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