J, W. S. & S. BAVARIA UP AND DOWN THE NEW LADDER GAME CA 1910 CIRCUS CHROMOLITHS
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THIS IS A GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION VINTAGE BOARD GAME MADE B J. W. S. & S. BAVARIA. THIS SPEARS GAME IS NOT DATED BUT RESEARCH SUGGESTS AROUND 1910. THIS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE GAME IS TITLED: " UP AND DOWN THE NEW LADDER GAME" ON THE TOP OF THE GAME BOX COLOR CHROMOLITHOGRAPH WITH TERRIFIC ANIMAL ACT AND CLOWN ILLUSTRATION.THE RULES ARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOX TOP WHICH ALSO ALSO BRANDS THIS GAME AS: "UP AND DOWN OR ALL THE FUN OF THE CIRCUS. THE NEW LADDER GAME." THE BOX IS 12 BY 8.25 INCHES WITH A SPECTACULAR LAMINATED BOARD THAT FOLDS OUT TO 16.5 BY 11 INCHES. THE GAME COMBINES A RACE TO THE FINAL GAME WITH ADVANCES AND PENALTIES BASED ON WHERE ONE LANDS ON THE BOARD AFTER A DICE ROLL. THE BOARD ILLUSTRATIONS HELP TO MOVE THE PLAYER'S PIECE AHEAD OR BACK.THE BOARD IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH BRIGHT CLOWN AND ANIMAL ILLUSTRATIONS. THERE ARE FIVE ORIGINAL 1.25 INCH STAND-UP PIECES WITH FOUR OF THE FIVE IN VERY GOOD CONDION AND ONE BROKEN, THE FIGUERS INCLUDE A DOG DRESSED AS A MAN, A PIG, A CLOWN, A HORSE AND A MAN ON A HORSE. THE FIRST FOUR ALL HAVE THEIR STANDS AND ORIGINAL PAINT.THIS IS A TERRIFIC GAME WITH THE STUNNING ART AND VISUAL APPEAL OF THE ANIMAL ACT WITHIN THE CIRCUS. THE SPEAR'S GAMES BRAND WAS CREATED IN 1884 IN GERMANY BEFORE MOVING THEIR FACILITIES TO THE U.K. IN THE 1930S. I COULD NOT LOCATE THIS GAME ON LINE.
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