crashbelt Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 I'm stoked to have found another example of the very rare Royal Garrison Game board. I already had the 12" Jaques example on the right which I filled with micas and have shown here before. It now has a slightly smaller immaculate condition companion which I've filled with swirls. So much better than having the mibs in jars. Both boards are set up as the opening positions of the game rules. I can't identify the maker of the new one, but it has a handwritten name, presumably the purchaser or recipient of a gift, and the date 1865 on the base. Very cool - makes you think of the history of that year in the USA!! And it has the sticker of the retailer W H Cremer of Bond St London too. To have these two is a bit of a holy grail for us board collectors. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, crashbelt said: I'm stoked to have found another example of the very rare Royal Garrison Game board. I already had the 12" Jaques example on the right which I filled with micas and have shown here before. It now has a slightly smaller immaculate condition companion which I've filled with swirls. So much better than having the mibs in jars. Both boards are set up as the opening positions of the game rules. I can't identify the maker of the new one, but it has a handwritten name, presumably the purchaser or recipient of a gift, and the date 1865 on the base. Very cool - makes you think of the history of that year in the USA!! And it has the sticker of the retailer W H Cremer of Bond St London too. To have these two is a bit of a holy grail for us board collectors. Primo David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Stunning boards! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 They're both great boards but I think each looks better because it's with the other - a very nice pair for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 Yes, definitely a holy grail for board collectors. Even harder to find than ceramic boards. Any idea what marbles came with the boards originally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted January 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 32 minutes ago, hdesousa said: Yes, definitely a holy grail for board collectors. Even harder to find than ceramic boards. Any idea what marbles came with the boards originally? Unfortunately I don't know about the original marbles for these two boards. I have seen pictures of these boards showing micas on a Jaques board and swirls on another lighter coloured board. Can't be sure about the originality in those pictures but that's how I decided which German marbles to put on the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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