Schimmell Bell & Hammer c1850 game pieces instructions

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Schimmell Bell & Hammer c1850 game pieces instructions Schimmell, Or the Bell and Hammer issued c. 1850 Charming mid 19th century children's game in its original wooden box. Includes printed folded instruction sheet, four wood-cut illustrated cards with hand color, hundreds of small circular cardboard coin pieces, a wooden tube and a small wooden mallet. Wooden box with charming color lithographed cover depicting a horse, bell, and hammer, with title of game across top and bottom. Top wooden cover slides out of box grooves revealing contents. In good+, mostly clean condition. Cover somewhat scuffed and worn, light wear to box case, placards lightly soiled and bent, game pieces, hammer & wooden tube all displaying some light general wear. Missing the "white horse" card, and the numbered ivory cubes. Still otherwise remaining clean, tight, sound and well-preserved overall. This game is described in Uncle John's Boys' Book of Games , published in 1854 in New York by Leavitt & Allen. A truly charming little item. T5092 _____________________________________________________________ We happily accept PayPal. This listing was photographed & described by Jim. _____________________________________________________________ International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Customs fees are normally charged by the shipping company or collected when you pick the item up. These fees are not additional shipping charges. We won't under-value merchandise or mark the item as a gift on customs forms. Doing that is against U.S. and international laws. SHIPPING & TERMS: Please note: All the items we offer are guaranteed to be old and authentic as described. We do not handle reproductions or fakes and we stand behind everything we sell. Domestic: If the value of your purchase is less than $50 and it does not weigh too much we can ship it by media mail for c. $5. This applies to U.S. addresses only. We prefer Priority insured with on-line tracking. This is usually around $8-10 for single items. We are always happy to combine items to help you save on shipping cost. International Buyers: All parcels worth more than $50 must be sent Priority Airmail, which is around $30. First Class airmail is only available for items worth under $50 and costs about $15 for small single items. SHIPPING CALCULATOR -- BUYER'S OUTSIDE THE USA: PLEASE READ BEFORE PAYING: For books and other items with value, the eBay shipping calculator is often wrong. Please do not pay for an item until we have sent you an invoice! If you do pay prior to receiving an invoice, great. But then please understand we may have to email you for supplemental shipping charges overlooked by the eBay shipping calculator. ANTIQUE ITEMS AS REPRESENTED: Please know that we absolutely never attempt to mis-represent what we are offering. Almost everthing is 100 years old or older and antique items can be challenging to describe. We take multiple pictures for every item, and we do our best to mention & describe the item in a full manner which accurately conveys what it is and how it survives. We're never trying to hide anything or deceive you, since you'll be receiving the item and can inspect it. It is possible we can occasionally overlook or miss something, fail to mention something, etc., but it is never done intentionally and we are always willing to take something back if our description somehow omits mentioning something which can reasonably considered a note-worthy fault or defect (old book plates at the front of books do not count here). Describing the condition of antique items is always a bit ... read more

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