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Cribbage board

Sailors some times made cribbage sets or played the game in their spare time. This board was made by Benjamin Hope who worked the banana ships in the 1920s.

J2589.4 (image/tiff)
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Summary

: J2589.4

: Industrial and Maritime History

: game board

: Circular brass cribbage board mounted on a hexagonal mahogany base. Made by Benjamin Hope, later a captain with Elders & Fyffes..

Cribbage board

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Life Gallery

: Hope, Captain Benjamin

: c1920

: Hope, Captain Benjamin

: Elders & Fyffes Ltd.

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