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Parcheesi Games Board
Waterloo County, Ontario
Late 1800s to early 1900s
Cherry, with original polychrome paint
45.4(h) x 45.2(w) x 3(d) cm

Checkerboard
Pickering area, Ontario
1800s
Figured maple with incised squares, with original black stain
28.8(h) x 30.1(w) x 2.1(d) cm

Accession Numbers: CMH 2007.22.195, CMH 2007.22.53

Photo Number: IMG2014-0140-0011-DM

Parcheesi games board

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Waterloo County, Ontario
Late 1800s to early 1900s
Cherry, with original polychrome paint
45.4(h) x 45.2(w) x 3(d) cm

Accession Number: CMH 2007.22.195

Photo Number: IMG2014-0140-0012-DM

Checkerboard

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Pickering area, Ontario
1800s
Figured maple with incised squares, with original black stain
28.8(h) x 30.1(w) x 2.1(d) cm

Accession Number: CMH 2007.22.53

Photo Number: IMG2014-0140-0013-DM

Two Games Boards

A Parcheesi game is hand painted on an old cherry tabletop. Judging by the colourful paint and wonderful wear in the corners, it must have provided many hours of enjoyment for its owners. The rustic checkerboard has been fashioned from a hand sawn slab of richly figured maple and marked with incised squares darkened with a black stain.