- Manufactured by
- Parker Brothers, American, 1883 - 1998
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- The American Junior Red Cross, American, founded 1917
- Shailer School, American, 1882 - 1935
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- ink on pressure-sensitive tape on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Open): 16 9/16 × 16 5/8 × 1/8 in. (42 × 42.2 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Closed): 16 9/16 × 8 5/16 × 1/4 in. (42 × 21.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A checkerboard manufactured by Parker Brothers, Inc. The board is made from cardboard covered with red adhesive paper on the exterior and a paper adhesive checkerboard on the interior. The board folds in half. On one side of the red exterior, there is a white adhesive label surrounded by a band of green and white checkers and six (6) black squares with green graphics of chess pieces. Black text in varying fonts, printed in the middle of the label, reads [CHECKERS / MADE BY / Parker Brothers Inc. / SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS · NEW YORK · CHICAGO] / MADE IN U.S.A.]. In the top left corner of the front there is a white adhesive label with red, printed text that reads [THE AMERICAN / JUNIOR RED CROSS] with three lines below. The text [SCHOOL], [CHAPTER], [TOWN] is printed in red just below each line and [FORM 2501] in the bottom right corner. Handwritten black text on the top line reads [Shailer], [Portland] on the second line, and [Portland, ME]. The interior is a green and white checkerboard that is bordered by a black and white meander design.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Type
- checkerboards
- Topic
- Amusements
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Business
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.51.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




