"Ascot" The New Racing Game, Jaques & Son, London, circa 1891-99
the mahogany rectangular box with white metal handles in the Art Nouveau style, a bone turning handle, and eight bone mounted ringlets to the front; inside: a brass turning spindle, eight painted lead racehorses, two (original) wooden spools for the cotton threads, and a large quantity of stained bone gaming counters, the chromolithographic label to the lid: "Ascot" The New Racing Game...By Letters Patent, Makers, JAQUES & SON, LONDON, with the original key
