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A nice example of a hand carved jack-straws or, as it was also known, pick up sticks game. Widely popular in the Civil War period both as a game to play and as a handcraft to while away long days in winter camp, examples of this type may be found in the best museum collections. (see: Gettysburg Visitor’s Center Civil War Museum collection, Museum of the Confederacy collection, Richmond and Time Life’s ECHOES OF GLORY – Arms & Equipment of the Union - &- ECHOES OF GLORY – Arms & Equipment of the Confederacy) This example contains 27 individual pieces each carved from southern pine and numbered reflecting the points gained for successful pick-up of that game piece without disturbing adjacent pieces. Game pieces are carved in all manner of tool and weapon shapes to include saws, an ax, grub hoe, spade, musket, sword, pike, artillery field piece rammer, pike and more to include a flagstaff with furled banner. The game pieces measure approximately 3 to 3 ¼ inches in length. A neat display item of interest to the folk art, game or Civil War era personal item enthusiast.
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