Basketball Game and Original Box
ManufacturerManufactured by
Baldwin Manufacturing Co. Inc.
(American)
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Maude Jeannette Purvis
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Dr. J. Grant Irving
(American, 1907 - 1972)
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Robert Grant Irving
Date1940s
MediumBasketball game (a-c): White metal, with red, yellow, black, green, blue, and brown paint.
Box: Cardboard printed with yellow, black, red, green, and blue ink.
DimensionsComponent (height x width x depth of game): 9 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 12 13/16in. (24.4 x 15.9 x 32.5cm)
Component (height x width x depth of box): 1 1/8 x 12 1/4 x 7 1/4in. (2.9 x 31.1 x 18.4cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Robert Grant Irving
Object number2000.61.6a-d
DescriptionBasketball game and original box. The game consists of three metal parts: a base (a); a backboard (b); and a basket or hoop (c). The base has a metal shooting arm at the front end; the cup that would hold the basketball is missing from the arm. The opposite end of the base has a red rubber knob on which the back board is inserted vertically. The backboard is a narrow red cylinder attached to a rectagular piece that is painted yellow with red trim. A slot in the center of the rectangular portion allows the red basket to be inserted.
The base (a) is painted with a red background. A green star over a black circle is in each corner of the background. Within the red area, two young men in basketball uniforms jump for a basketball within a black-painted key. The man at left wears a yellow jersey with the number "8" on it, a yellow belt, green shorts, brown kneepads, red socks, and green shoes. The man on the right wears a red jersey with the number "10" on it, blue shorts, brown kneepads, yellow socks, and red shoes. The man on the right reaches his right arm over his head; he controls the basketball with his right hand. The end of the key, behind the yellow foul line, is printed with a white "B" in a rectangle. Printed in white letters around the rectangle is, "MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / BY BALDWIN MANUFACTURING CO. Inc."
The box is a single piece of cardboard open at each short end, so the game can be slid in and out. The background of the box is yellow. A black section running along the bottom is printed "BALDWIN" in yellow letters and "Basketball" in red letters. Above that section, the box top has a scene of a basketball game in action. Two players wearing yellow "STATE" jerseys play against two players wearing red "BALDWIN" jerseys, with a referee at left. A Baldwin player had just scored a basket, as the ball drops through the hoop at right. Fans are in the bleachers in the background. The narrow sides of the box are printed with black circles, each with a different basketball player inside. The underside of the box is printed with instructions at left, a diagram of the game illustrating shooting in the middle, and scoring rules at right.
The base (a) is painted with a red background. A green star over a black circle is in each corner of the background. Within the red area, two young men in basketball uniforms jump for a basketball within a black-painted key. The man at left wears a yellow jersey with the number "8" on it, a yellow belt, green shorts, brown kneepads, red socks, and green shoes. The man on the right wears a red jersey with the number "10" on it, blue shorts, brown kneepads, yellow socks, and red shoes. The man on the right reaches his right arm over his head; he controls the basketball with his right hand. The end of the key, behind the yellow foul line, is printed with a white "B" in a rectangle. Printed in white letters around the rectangle is, "MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / BY BALDWIN MANUFACTURING CO. Inc."
The box is a single piece of cardboard open at each short end, so the game can be slid in and out. The background of the box is yellow. A black section running along the bottom is printed "BALDWIN" in yellow letters and "Basketball" in red letters. Above that section, the box top has a scene of a basketball game in action. Two players wearing yellow "STATE" jerseys play against two players wearing red "BALDWIN" jerseys, with a referee at left. A Baldwin player had just scored a basket, as the ball drops through the hoop at right. Fans are in the bleachers in the background. The narrow sides of the box are printed with black circles, each with a different basketball player inside. The underside of the box is printed with instructions at left, a diagram of the game illustrating shooting in the middle, and scoring rules at right.
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