- 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
- 2005
- Medium
- wood and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 in. (22.5 × 6 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A full set of Pressman Toy dominoes in the original box used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The cardboard box cover features bold white font against a red background, and a half-circle image of white-dotted black dominoes against a grey background. “CCR Only” is inscribed on the top of the box cover, and the printed white font reads: [Double Six Wooden / Dominoes / 28 large, solid, hardwood, engraved dominoes / with colorfast finish. / Ages 7 to adult / Pressman]. The same text is repeated on the long sides of the box cover. On the bottom of the box case are instruction in black ink on how to play, a UPC code, and manufacturer’s information: [#1520 / Pressman / © 2005 Pressman Toy Corporation, / New York, N.Y. 10011 / Made in China / Visit our website at www.pressmantoy.com].
- Place used
- Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Herman Wallace Archival Collection
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
- Object number
- A2018.36.1.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2005 Pressman Toy Corporation
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




