Jackstraws and Case
c. 1881
19th Century
4 in. x 3 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Toy
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Woodward H. Griswold
Accession Number:
1968.450.a-c
Cylinder Jackstraw container (a) with lid (b) and set of 123 handcarved Jackstraws and pieces (c) including 3 pick up hooks. The lid reads: "Rules: Everything but axes, bats, ladders, tomahawks, hoes, rakes and these no.2" Inscribed in pencil on the bottom of the box: "R.S. Griswold, Jr. 1881" (Richard Sill Griswold)