Early 20th C. Oil Cloth Carnival Game of Chance Numbers Board Swiss cheese pencil holder from axes to skates

from axes to skates

Left: 13 1/4” tall

Four of six sides shown

Salt fired I believe (which yielded a few shiny areas)

from animals to plants to hobbies to architecture

Early 20th C. Oil Cloth Carnival Game of Chance Numbers Board Swiss cheese pencil holder from axes to skatesI've seen a few variations of this sort of oil cloth game board numbered 1 6 before, made for a carnival or fair, and I think specifically for what's commonly known as "Chuck a Luck." In its simplest form, the game involves rolling three dice, with betters placing stakes on their choice of numbers: they receive a 1: 1 payout if the number bet on appears once, a 2: 1 payout if the number appears twice, and a 3: 1 payout if the number is rolled all 3