- Object name(s):
- Checkers Set
- Brief description:
- This compact game of checkers (the American name for the popular board game of draughts) was given to David, a Newton Abbot boy, by one of the United States construction team working on the military hospital at Stover during the Second World War. The case has a stain from a tea mug, which shows it was well used by David, who must have been envied by his friends as he was also given a set of dominoes! The generosity of the U.S. soldiers during their time in Newton Abbot is well known: chocolates, cigarettes, and fine nylon stockings were regularly distributed for any kindness shown to the troops by local people.
- Collection:
- Newton Abbot Museum
- Associated concept:
- Toys and Games
- Dimension:
- 115mmx115mmx22mm
- Object name:
- Checkers Set
- Object number:
- 2011.73.6
- Reproduction number:
- checkers.jpg
- Right note:
- image belongs to Newton Abbot Museum, not to be reproduced without permission
- Text:
- if you would like to find out more about any of the items in our collection, you can contact the museum via our website: https://museum-newtonabbot.org.uk/
- Text reason:
- Museum website
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/448fda22-23a4-3393-9d84-c7129f34b38c
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/448fda22-23a4-3393-9d84-c7129f34b38c, Newton Abbot Museum, CC BY-NC
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