chance - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/chance/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:41:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Spear’s Games “The Merry Game of Floundering” (1950s) https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/spears-games-the-merry-game-of-floundering-1950s-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spears-games-the-merry-game-of-floundering-1950s-2 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:40:51 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=61323 The vintage game of Floundering by Spears, this edition dating from the 1950s, is a dice-based game where players "catch" or "poach" pieces in order to form fish shapes --  flounders, naturally. This one is complete with all pieces (to make 12 fish in total), 2 dice and instructions printed on the underside of the lid. The game does not include the original dice roller / beaker, but that's not too major a loss. The playing pieces are in good condition considering their age and use, as is the box which has some slight wear to the edges and some ink on one side to the word "Floundering" (see photos).

It's good vintage fun, and we're not just angling for a sale when we say that.

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]]> Chance Brothers “Calypto” Fluted Glass Plate designed by Michael Harris https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/chance-brothers-calypto-fluted-glass-plate-designed-by-michael-harris/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chance-brothers-calypto-fluted-glass-plate-designed-by-michael-harris Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:25:18 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=5215 A large Chance Brothers glass plate in the "Calypto" pattern, designed by Michael Harris and produced in the 1950s. The design has a curved leaf and flower pattern on a lightly fluted and shallow glass plate with gilded edges. This one is in good condition, with minor signs of wear to the edging and minor superficial signs of use to the glass, including some grazing and scratches but not readily noticeable without inspection.

The plate is approximately 24cm (9½ in.) in diameter and approximately 2.5cm (1 in.) in depth.

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]]> Spear’s Games “The Merry Game of Floundering” (1950s) https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/spears-games-merry-game-floundering-1950s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spears-games-merry-game-floundering-1950s Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:54:13 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=1946 The vintage game of Floundering by Spears, this edition dating from the 1950s, is a dice-based game where players "catch" or "poach" pieces in order to form fish --  flounders, naturally. This one is complete with the pieces (to make 12 fish in total), 2 dice and a beaker and instructions printed on the underside of the lid. The box is in fair condition with some rubbing to the edges and some writing on the underneath of tray.

Looks like good vintage fun to us, and we're not just angling for a sale when we say that.

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