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Wessmann Game Counter, U.S. Patent Office Model
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Wessmann Game Counter, U.S. Patent Office Model

Wessmann, Charles B. · 1878 · wood (overall material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This U.S. patent model for a board for keeping score in the game of cribbage has a wooden base, with six small brass plates attached along each of the sides. Each plate has two rows of five holes. These two sets of sixty holes are used for keeping score in a single game between two players.

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Credit lineWessmann Game Counter, U.S. Patent Office Model. 1878. Wessmann, Charles B.. National Museum of American History. CC0.

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