Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Counter, Game |
Date |
1870's |
Other Name |
Faro Card Game Counter Case |
Description |
Two rectangular wood frames with the lower sections made of solid wood and connected to each other by two brass hinges, one on each end, with four screws each. Two sides then fold together showing a brown wood veneer finish on outside. The top open sections of the two rectangles have seven steel spindles on right side and six on the left. Each spindle has four wood saucer shape disks of different dark tone colors. Each spindle corresponds to a painted playing card along the bottom insides of the solid wood sections. The cards are cream and show the suit of spades starting with the Ace or single spade and working its way around the bottom to the King of Spades. One of the rectangles on the left where there is no spindle above the cream colored area is partial charred text which reads, "MASON & CO / MAKERS / 84 DEARBORN ST. / CHICAGO, ILL.". When closed there is a slight oblong pointed oval gap in the top center where the two sides meet. |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
ART.081.494.001 |
Material |
Wood/Steel/Paint/Brass |
Search Terms |
Faro 1870s Deadwood Dakota Territory Gambling |