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A collection of vintage board games, card games, and assorted leisure items, primarily in their original cardboard and metal packaging. The lot includes a Monopoly Property Trading Board Game housed in a red and black box, and a black cardboard box marked Marks & Spencer containing game components and a net. Small-format games comprise a Mini Master Mind game by Invicta, described on the box as A Game of Cunning and Logic, and a Magnetic Pocket Travel Chess set in a colourful illustrated box. Card games include a deck of Jackpot High Gloss Playing Cards in a red and white box marked 54 Pieces Foreign Made. The collection further features a gold and black checkered metal tin containing yellow plastic chess pieces, a black and blue cylindrical tube bearing the Slazenger logo, and a small white box printed with Northwest Custom Film Processing and San Diego 250. Accompanying items include a wooden dice shaker, a blue plastic container, and a wooden box.
Condition report:
The items are in used vintage condition with varying degrees of wear to the packaging. The Monopoly box shows significant scuffing, edge wear, and tearing at the corners (photo 1). The Marks & Spencer box exhibits surface damage and compression (photo 2). The Master Mind and magnetic chess boxes show general edge wear and age-related yellowing (photo 2). The metal chess tin has minor surface scratches and small areas of oxidation to the interior (photo 3). The Slazenger tube and wooden components show surface marks consistent with use. The completeness of internal components has not been verified.
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