- Manufactured by
- Pressman Toy Corporation, American, founded 1922
- Owned by
- Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- after 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 14 11/16 × 14 11/16 × 3/8 in. (37.3 × 37.3 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A black and red Pressman Toys checkerboard used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. This cardboard checkerboard is visibly creased in the middle, with “Pressman” printed in black ink in one quadrant, and [010 Pressman Toy Corporation, New York, NY 10011.] printed in white ink in another quadrant.
- Place used
- Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Herman Wallace Archival Collection
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Type
- board games
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
- Object number
- A2018.36.1.12.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




