Fairground Art, Game Boards, Toys

Fairground Art, Toys, Games

Strong graphic.

The ultimate sucker’s game, a fixture in early traveling carnivals.

47-7/8” wide x 42” high x 2-1/4” deep

Iron Arcade or Carnival Vending Machine Front

“Happy Jap”

Found in the Midwest

Pictured in the book Silent Salesmen by Bill Enis

13-1/4” high x 8-3/4” wide x 6” deep

Marble Parcheesi Game Board

Large Parcheesi marble game with soft oxidized white paint.

Strong, symmetrical graphic.

26” wide x 25-3/4” high

Two Sided Game Board, Checker and Parcheesi

Early Diminutive Checker Boar

Squares are faintly numbered

12-1/2” x 12-3/4

Collection of Six Pairs of Indian Clubs

Four pair grain painted; two pair patinated wood

Range in height from 13-3/4" to 22-3/4"

Excellent condition

Chinese Checker

c.1920

Homemade on a thick plank.

Colorful, as found paint.

Checkers on reverse.

18” wide x 17-3/8” high x 1-1/2” deep

Donkey Arcade Target

Cast iron over wood with untouched original paint.

Cast iron bull’s eye.

One of the largest and oldest arcade pieces to survive from the 19th century.

Hand forged nails and 19th century bolt construction.

Ex collection Richard and Valerie Tucker

34” long x 28-3/4” high x 6” deep on stand

Child’s Carousel Horse

Dry scraped revealing old layers of park paint.

39-1/2” long x 51-1/4” tall (on stand) x 10” deep

Gameboard, Checkers

c.1930

Plywood with bold polychrome

Legend on reverse: 1934, Happy Birthday

Decorative and strongly graphic design

17-1/2” wide x 17-3/8” high x 1/2” deep

Gameboard, Checkers

Late 19th century

Subtle coloration

16-1/4” wide x 16” high x 1” deep

Home made dart board. Incised and painted lines mimic applied wire in factory made boards.

23-1/4” x 22-1/4”

Early, Hand Painted Checker Board with Side Trays

Late 19th century

Striking palette and artful wear.

13-5/8” wide x 22” high

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