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blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
September 29, 2008
10:41 PM Post #5615648
| what is this? And what can I do with it?
So, I bought this at a flea market, a very nice old glass canning jar, with all these little numbered 'wooden' pieces inside. It was $1.00, it was interesting and I thought I could do something with the little 'pegs'
They are numbered 1 - 90.
Is it some old game? Does anyone have any clue what these are and what I can do with them?
Any ideas would be great!
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Spider07
Lilburn, GA
September 29, 2008
11:13 PM Post #5615797
| Hi,
Could it be bingo? |
earthling
Rowlett, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2008
11:14 PM Post #5615800
| I dont think Bingo goes to 90, does it?? |
blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
September 29, 2008
11:16 PM Post #5615818
| I think bingo goes to 75? Not sure |
dpoitras
Upstate, NY
(Zone 5a)
September 30, 2008
05:11 AM Post #5616213
| My husband suggest a game called slingo? |
seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 02, 2008
10:46 PM Post #5627514
| I thnink framed in a nice shadowbox, just like you have them arranged, would be nice
-T |
wormfood
Lecanto, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 03, 2008
11:57 AM Post #5629225
| Or arrange them to read BINGO in the wooden framed shadowbox |
MsKatt
Mid-Michigan, MI
(Zone 5b)
October 06, 2008
01:56 AM Post #5638207
| http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/VirtualExhibits/Tablegam...
This sounds like what you have.
Michelle in Michigan |
dpoitras
Upstate, NY
(Zone 5a)
October 06, 2008
05:37 AM Post #5638337
| Looks like you hit the lottery!! |
Fairy1004
(bestest fairy)Tempe, MI
(Zone 5b)
November 14, 2008
08:51 AM Post #5789603
| I think they would look neat as a trivet:) |
jvdl1
Englewood, FL
November 14, 2008
01:23 PM Post #5790539
| If it were bingo it would have letters on the chips too. |
booplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
November 15, 2008
08:29 PM Post #5795400
| It is probably worth some money... |
MaryE
Baker City, OR
(Zone 5b)
December 07, 2008
03:38 PM Post #5868181
| Maybe you should check with a collector to learn the value of it before you do anything. Game collectors might pay a lot for a complete set of original numbers. |
dpoitras
Upstate, NY
(Zone 5a)
December 16, 2008
07:59 AM Post #5897014
| Exactly what I was talking about!! I would leave them alone until I checked into their worth |
scicciarella
Mona in Metcalfe, ON
(Zone 5a)
December 17, 2008
05:30 PM Post #5902178
| I called a friend of mine he is into this kind of stuff he seams to think the little numbers could be worth as much as three thousand dollars depending on how old and who the maker was so please do look into this before doing anything with them
mona |
wormfood
Lecanto, FL
(Zone 9a)
March 21, 2009
11:15 PM Post #6301956
| where did blackThumbz go. She hit the jackpot? I mean lotto?
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scicciarella
Mona in Metcalfe, ON
(Zone 5a)
March 22, 2009
01:55 PM Post #6303898
| maybe taking a vacation on her win fall hahahhaha |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
March 22, 2009
02:35 PM Post #6304094
| LOL |
blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
April 13, 2009
04:09 PM Post #6404923
| Hahaha.. i had to recover from my windfall.
I haven't done anything with them - I actually forgot about them, just tucked 'em away (we moved).
I was just visitng the site and saw the response - Oy! Who knew my $1 find could be gold... Problem is I like 'em and want to keep em.
*sigh*
Antiques Road Show here I come!
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scicciarella
Mona in Metcalfe, ON
(Zone 5a)
April 13, 2009
10:30 PM Post #6406673
| well let us know the final info on them when you get them appraised |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
April 14, 2009
01:50 AM Post #6407323
| lol.. dying to find out what game they were from.. Maybe if you have someone take a look at them you can get a better history about them..
Great thing you posted here on TTT.. lol.. you might have made wooden windchimes out of them or something.. lol..
Would also like to hear more about the old glass canning jar.. I wonder if the items have been together for many years..
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blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
April 18, 2009
02:24 PM Post #6428522
| I don't think the jar is that old, but then again - I didn't think the game pieces were anything special (and who knows they may not be, but they look old to me)
I will have to keep my eye out for an antique show, or shoot maybe I could just go to an antique dealer?. Hmm there are enough of those around here.
thansk for the replies and I will definitely be back to share when I find out. |
scicciarella
Mona in Metcalfe, ON
(Zone 5a)
April 18, 2009
08:04 PM Post #6429678
| antique dealers are rip off artist so be carefull if they say 100 its worth 1000 or more
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blackThumbz
Santa Rosa, CA
(Zone 9b)
April 19, 2009
11:27 AM Post #6432103
| thanks for the advice scicciarella, Im not out to sell right now. Just curious to find out what it's worth.
a thousand dollars or more? Dang.. my momma would be proud! |
scicciarella
Mona in Metcalfe, ON
(Zone 5a)
April 19, 2009
10:07 PM Post #6434778
| http://www.rubylane.com/shops/antiquesuncommontreasure/item/...
check out this link not sure if it a copy or an original 1850 posibly a copy |
sujema
North Fork, CA
May 03, 2009
12:35 PM Post #6497280
| Don't sell them. You LIKE them, so build a lightweight tray and cover it with the discs. Use it when you entertain. You could also cover a small table with them and cover with glass.
In art school I once did this assamblage with slices of bamboo and large and small wooden beads. This was the 70's so you could get those bead curtains! hahaha You could do a shadow box like was suggested before and possibly mix the discs with another round object to make a design. 
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Degarotty
GOOMERI, QLD
Australia
(Zone 10b)
May 05, 2009
11:00 PM Post #6510673
| blackThumbz,
I would take some pictures of these wooden piecies.
Get their size, width, diamiter of piece, see if you can get the wood named, and as suggested above, get in touch with an Antique Web Site with as much info on the piece as you can and a close-up picture of one of the pieces.
Send it to them and I think, they would bend over backwards to help you name the game as they would also be interested in knowing what it is.
I am interested very much, myself. try not to get anymore marks of them and keep them out of the air, so to speak. Please. let us know how you go, it is fasinating when we have challenges like this.
A mate,
Debi (Degarotty)
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