Cribbage Board

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by unidentified

Dateca. 1890

Mediumsteel, wood

Dimensionsgame: 10 3/4 × 3 × 1 1/4 in. (27.3 × 7.6 × 3.2 cm)
peg, each: 1 1/8 × 1/8 in. (2.9 × 0.3 cm)

ClassificationsRecreational Objects

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Sarah Louise Cook via the Albuquerque Historical Society

Object numberPC1967.1.540

DescriptionThis board game is silver and brown from the steel and wood it is made from. The board has a rectangular shape with multiple holes throughout its top and has a sliding panel on side to act as a storage compartment for pegs and instructions. The central six rows have has ten holes, the far left has twenty-seven, and the far right section has six larger holes. Screws secure the steel panel to the wood, and a sliding metal ruler is attached to a hollowed wooden section in the back. The inside includes paper instructions for the game. This game requires a set of accompanying cards to play and the pegs mark a player's score.

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