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Carter No.: 593

Handlist description: Games-box (wood, ivory, and gold)

Card/Transcription No.: 593-4


593 (Continued) 4

The small wooden drawers (painted red) that fit into the ends of the gaming-box are faced with ivory and have the '<>-bolt' fastenings which are shot into gold staples.

See also No. 620-110 Two pairs of (Táb) playing sticks which probably belong to this game.

5. playing-pieces of ivory, thus: - <> black red red red black Nat. Size

5. playing-pieces of ivory, thus: - red red black red red Nat. Size.

5. playing-pieces of ivory, thus: - <> black red Nat. Size

5. playing-pieces of ivory, thus: - <> red black red Nat. Size.

2 Knuckle-bones of ivory, thus: <> plain ivory Nat. Size

Card no. 593-4 relating to Carter no. 593
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