I have another board shaped like this but lacks the green bottom
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$20.00 Solitare Board
Started by greg11, Feb 09 2012 08:47 AM
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 08:47 AM
Here is a recent pickup for $20.00
I have another board shaped like this but lacks the green bottom
I have another board shaped like this but lacks the green bottom
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 10:26 AM
Nice, very nice!!!!!
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 08:22 PM
Nice pickup, any date mentioned in the packaging?
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 10:50 PM
i suspect 40 or 50's, marbles are probably not original but they look very nice. no date
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Posted 13 February 2012 - 03:16 PM
Nice find, the marbles in the top pic are original to the set, approx 1". I believe made in 1960 give or take a few years. The board can come with a blue, green or red base and a random color mix of the marbles, orange was also in the basic colors.
In the UK the marbles were called 'spiders' by kids in the 1970's but 'wire pull' seems to be the term adopted nowadays. Although the set is marked "made in England" the marbles are German, ironically as the Gibson premises were destroyed during the blitz in 1940 and had to rebuild from scratch after the war.
In the UK the marbles were called 'spiders' by kids in the 1970's but 'wire pull' seems to be the term adopted nowadays. Although the set is marked "made in England" the marbles are German, ironically as the Gibson premises were destroyed during the blitz in 1940 and had to rebuild from scratch after the war.
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