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Dominoes:Halsam Double Six Dominoes

Halsamca. 1955

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

The oldest domino sets have been dated from around 1120. Modern dominoes, as most of the Western world knows them, however, appear to be a Chinese invention. They were apparently derived from cubic dice, which had been introduced into China from India some time in the distant past. Each domino originally represented one of the 21 results of throwing two dice. One half of each domino is set with the pips from one die and the other half contains the pips from the second die. Chinese sets also introduce duplicates of some throws and divide the dominoes into two classes: military and civil. Chinese dominoes are also longer than typical European dominoes. The game appeared first in Italy and then throughout Europe during the 18th century.

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  • Title: Dominoes:Halsam Double Six Dominoes
  • Creator: Halsam
  • Date Created: ca. 1955
  • Location: USA
  • Subject Keywords: domino
  • Type: More Games
  • Medium: wood, cardboard
  • Object ID: 109.15091
  • Credit Line: Gift of Charles Courtsal and Lisa Gwinner in memory of Frances Chase Courtsal
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