c. 1810 Georgian Double Sided Game Board in Dovetail Box spillikins But how much more fun

But how much more fun to play when it's with these great looking decks in their celluloid card holder

with the hook at the end perhaps a later addition

but also a great silhouette and pop of color for the shelf

It measures 19 1/2" across when open

c. 1810 Georgian Double Sided Game Board in Dovetail Box spillikins But how much more funReally a special thing! This is a wonderful antique British hand painted double sided wooden gameboard with sliding tops on either side that allow for storage of the original turned wood game pieces, which are still with it. One one side is a draughts (checkers) board, which of course could also be used for chess, and on the other a board for Nine Men's Morris (also known as Merrills, Mill and Merels), an old English game that goes back to antiquity,