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Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1966.165.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Jack Straws
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1966.165.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Jack Straws

Mediumwood; plastic; paint
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x diameter of wood container): 5 × 1 1/4in. (12.7 × 3.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1966.165.0
DescriptionA game contained in a brown, wooden tube with a pull-off cap. Fifty-three sticks are contained in the tube. The sticks are a cream-colored plastic. The sticks are various shapes, including spears and staves. The sticks are numbered, handwritten in ink. Some of the sticks have a color image or decoration. The wooden tube has the initials "P. V. A" carved into the side, near the top.
Status
Not on view
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