RARE CIVIL WAR ERA SOLDIER\'S CAMP GAMING CHECKERS / CHESS HAND MADE WOOD BOARD For Sale

RARE CIVIL WAR ERA SOLDIER\'S CAMP GAMING CHECKERS / CHESS HAND MADE WOOD BOARD
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RARE CIVIL WAR ERA SOLDIER\'S CAMP GAMING CHECKERS / CHESS HAND MADE WOOD BOARD:
$177.50

REMARKABLE ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA SOLDIER\'S CAMP GAMING / GAMBLING CHESS / CHECKERS BOARD. HAND MADE FROM A LARGE SINGLE WOODEN BOARD, THE TOP SURFACE IS CARVED WITH A CHECKER / CHESS BOARD PATTERN AND HAND PAINTED WITH A CONTRASTING RED / BLACK MOTIF. OUTSTANDING CONDITION FOR THE AGE, WITH A FANTASTIC RICH AND DEEP PATINA THROUGHOUT, THIS WELL WORN CAMP GAMING BOARD WEARS IT\'S AGE WELL. THE UNUSUAL PART ABOUT THIS BOARD, IS THAT TWO OF THE EDGES ARE DOVETAILED, WITH WOOD TACKED IN TO FILL THE DOVETAILS. VERY HIGH QUALITY HAND MADE CHESS / CHECKERS GAMING BOARD.
DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, LONG ARDUOUS BATTLES WERE FOUGHT LEAVING SOLDIERS TIRED AND IN NEED OF AN ESCAPE, SUNDRIES SUCH AS TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL, AS WELL AS MUSIC AND GAMES KEPT MORALE AND SPIRITS HIGH. IT IS AMAZING TO THINK HOW MANY HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF GAMES OF CHESS AND CHECKERS HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON THIS BOARD. THIS BOARD WOULD MAKE A PERFECT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION OR DISPLAY, A GREAT GIFT FOR A GAMING ENTHUSIAST, OR USE IT AS YOUR PERSONAL BOARD - AN EXCELLENT WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE PAST. DO NOT MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS RARE CIVIL WAR ERA HAND MADE CAMP CHESS / CHECKER BOARD
MEASURES APPROX 15\" X 16\" X 1\" THICK
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