General Auction of Many House-Clearance Items inc. Georges Frydman, Blonde Ercol, Doulton, Jual Curve, White Goods, Victorian Furniture, Instruments and more.

General Auction of Many House-Clearance Items inc. Georges Frydman, Blonde Ercol, Doulton, Jual Curve, White Goods, Victorian Furniture, Instruments and more.

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Lot 663: A Vintage J. W. Spear and Sons Scrabble Board Game

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Start price: £3

Estimated price: £3 - £5

Buyer's Premium: 20%

A vintage Scrabble board game manufactured by J. W. Spear and Sons, Ltd. of Enfield, Middlesex. The set comprises a two-piece cardboard box, a folding game board, four grey plastic tile racks, and a quantity of cream-coloured plastic tiles with recessed ‘waffle-back’ reverse sides. The board is printed with a letter distribution chart and carries several copyright marks, including ‘COPYRIGHT 1954 & U S COPYRIGHT 1948 by PRODUCTION AND MARKETING COMPANY NEWTOWN CONN.’ and ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’. The box lid features the red ‘SCRABBLE’ logo and ‘SPEAR’S GAMES’ branding. The tiles are individual characters with numeric point values, such as ‘G2’, ‘M3’, ‘X8’, ‘D2’, and ‘I1’. The set is currently housed in a non-original plastic carrier bag.