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This is a wonderful, vintage horseracing game of gambling. It is in a doveetailed, mahogany box with brass fittings. It has an ivory and brass marker at the finish line. The box is approximately 20 inches x 20 inches x 5-1/4 inches high. The revolving game wheel is 15 inches in diameter and has paintings of horses in the different sections. The paintings on paper are signed by the artist Finch Mason. The horses depicted are named Dorothy, Peeping Tom, Mr. Pickwick, Esmeralda, Waverley, Maid Marian and Bolter.
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| The game is marked by the maker Thornhill Bond St. London. The painted game wheel is marked with the registered trademark Sandown over an hourglass topped with a jockey's cap and crossed jockey whips inside a horseshoe. The box has been expertly refinished. The felt is original and in good condition but stained. There has been some damage to the painted portion with tears and a small area missing but it has been well repaired. This is a wonderful collector's item. |
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