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There is a coloured paper label on the lid, with the title and maker, and an illustration of three horses being started on a race by a man with a white flag.  Inside the lid is lined with green baize.  There is a wooden cover, painted black on one side and covered with green baize and with a black knob on the top.  When removed, the box contains a brass rod, running the length of the box and fixed at the sides.  At one end it is attached to a bone handle, placed on the outside which turns the rod.  In this rod there are 6 holes.  There are 6 painted lead horses and jockeys; the horses are in a galloping stance.  Protruding from the neck of each is a hook, to which a piece of black cotton is tied.  In the front of the box are 6 holes, each fronted by a bone knob.  The string is threaded through these holes , through the slits in the box and through the holes in the brass rod and then tied to the rod.\r\nWhen the rod is turned, the horses race against each other with an erratic movement so it is not possible to know which horse will win.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"John Jaques & Son Ltd.","id":"A1750"},"association":{"text":"manufacturer","id":"x33306"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wood","id":"AAT11914"},{"text":"lead","id":"AAT11022"},{"text":"string (fiber product)","id":"AAT14249"}],"techniques":[{"text":"varnishing","id":"AAT53825"},{"text":"casting","id":"AAT53104"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Varnished wood and cast lead","categories":[{"text":"Children & Childhood","id":"THES48980"},{"text":"Toys & Games","id":"THES262248"},{"text":"Games","id":"THES48947"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"YVA","id":"THES48593"},"images":["2006AA7015"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES343590"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Table game","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"manufactured","id":"x29350"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1900-1910","earliest":"1900-01-01","latest":"1910-12-31"},"association":{"text":"manufactured","id":"x29350"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Lord Strabolgi. 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It is an early form of Escalado.\nReel of thread is marked:- SPECIAL THREAD PREPARED FOR THE GAME OF ASCOT.\n\nSee also Misc. 42-1982.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Ascot Racing Game, made in England by John Jacques and Son Ltd, in 1905-10.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"Mass produced","id":"THES48863"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Ascot horse racing game, 1900-1910\r\nThe handle turns a rod which reels the horse in. The rod has an erratic movement so it is impossible to know which horse will win. 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