Dominoes for the blind

Description

A metal tin contianing a set 28 of dominoes for the blind. The dominoes are made from cream coloured urea formaldehyde with raised spots painted in black. The blanks have a raised unpainted bar to denote no spot. The reverse of each domino has a fine criss cross texture with a circle design in the centre. The set is contained in the original tin which is cream coloured with blue labeling. This set was produced for and supplied by The Royal National Institue for the Blind, c 1960s. Dimension below are for each individual domino.
Designers & Manufacturers
Designer (Person)
Manufacturer

Inscriptions

printed: "Dominoes for the blind. Produced for and supplied by The Royal National Institute for the Blind, Great Portland Street, London, W1. " (lid of tin)

Object number

AIBDC : 006800

Date

1960 - 1969

Country

Material

plastic dominoes
UF
urea formaldehyde
metal container
tin
Dimensions
Width
25mm
Depth
8mm
Length
50mm

Colour

dominoes
container