Rare Solitaire Boards

[crashbelt]

Hi - I'm feeling guilty since promising in 2018 to post some more examples from my collection of turned board games, it's taken 3 years!!!

So here's a couple of incredibly rare Victorian boards by F H Ayres - the 81 hole 9 x 9 and the 49 hole 7 x 7 sets dating to around 1860-1880 I believe.

They both take small marbles - around 9/16" for the 9 x 9 and 1/2" the 7 x 7.

Unlike most of my boards, the marbles are not original to the sets sadly. But I've filled them with some of my favourites from my stash.

The 9 x 9 is all onions with the odd Joseph.

The 7 x 7 includes fairly common pee wee swirls, mica etc. But there's a cloud, a gooseberry, 3 naked ribbons (2 same cane), a Joseph, 2 same cane red latt ribbons  a red latt, a 3 stage caged orange and white latt, 2 Indians, and 2 same cane alternating blue/white latts.

Hope you like the pics. Ask me any questions and I'll try not to take another 3 years to put some more up!!

Cheers Dave

 

[mibcapper]

WOWWWWW .... ...  worth the wait ..... lol .....can i have them.......... joking, but nice all around .... bill 

[akroorka]

Thanks Dave,

For saving them from destruction and posting them as well. I love these as displays. Great job.

Marble--On!! and post some more---I will wait for a few years if that is what it takes(hope not).

[I'llhavethat1]

Nice handmades!  Wow is right.  I like the pattern of those red and white shrunken onions on the bottom right.  But I'd easily find a spot for any of those marbles in my collection.  Nice display!

[Mojo]

Very very Nice !!!

Always seaching for boards

Found 2 , filled one with german machinemades and filled one with Jabo Marbles ✌