Patent Model - Improvement in Game-Boards
Maker and role
Francis Holmes, Patentee
Production date
Jul 22 1873
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, silk, linen, horsehair, brass, iron
Measurements
6 x 8" (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Description
The object of Holmes's invention "is to produce a simple, cheap, and useful device or apparatus for the amusement of children and others. It being especially designed for use 'within doors' or in a house, I term it the 'Ottoman Quoit-Board.'" (Patent Number 141,053)
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Object number
2015.14.1598a-c
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