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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
108.01.1017 a-g
Description
a) 1 wood square game board, edges are raised, four corners have green netting. front: 8 metal pins protruding from center of board on black circle, 2 larger black circles around and four red leaves in each corner. Verso: black checkers/ chess table with red and black designs around it. b) 1 instru…
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Title
Board Game
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
3.5 x 72.5 x 72.5 cm
Description
a) 1 wood square game board, edges are raised, four corners have green netting. front: 8 metal pins protruding from center of board on black circle, 2 larger black circles around and four red leaves in each corner. Verso: black checkers/ chess table with red and black designs around it. b) 1 instruction manual “RULES for Games on the Novelty Combination Game Board” “Pocket Crokinole; Revolving Pocket Crokinole; Pinola; Crokinole; Ten Pins; Four Pins; Three Pins; American Nine Pins; Five Pins and Front Pin; Seven Pins and Head Pin; Checkers; Game of Chess; Billiarda; Poolette; Ditch Crokinole Game; Game of 35; Diagonal Checkers; Three Pin Spinning Game; Four Pin Spinning Game; Ten Pin Spinning Battle; Long End Spinning Battle; Tipette; Topette; Spinning Battle; Three Minute Battle; Diagonal Pins; Diagonal Pins; Column Checkers” c, d ) 2 wood cues; e) 10 sm wood bowling pins; f) 11 wood discs (checker pieces); 11 black discs (checker pieces); 3 wood cue discs (rings); 1 black cue disc (ring) g) 11 red cue discs (rings); 11 green cue discs (rings); ; 1 red top; 1 dark wood top; 1 light wood top; 1 sm wood pawn piece;
Subject
game
entertainment
crokinole
checkers
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
108.01.1017 a-g
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.100
Description
Drawing of 3 men sitting on lawn chairs playing checkers (?). To the right is a water tap, a planter and a dog.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
16.9 x 22 cm
Description
Drawing of 3 men sitting on lawn chairs playing checkers (?). To the right is a water tap, a planter and a dog.
Subject
lawn chairs
men
checkers
dog
terrier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.100
Images
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