JAQUES & SON “ASCOT - THE NEW RACING GAME” MECHANICAL HORSE-RACING GAME

C. 1890s. Jaques & Son “Ascot - The New Racing Game” Mechanical Horse-Racing Game. English late-Victorian mechanical racing game manufactured by Jaques & Son, London, housed in a rectangular wooden case with hinged lid and applied chromolithographed paper label depicting jockeys racing beneath the title “ASCOT / THE NEW RACING GAME.” Interior fitted with brass transverse winding spindle connected by individual green cords to a group of painted cast-lead racehorses and jockeys. During play, the horses were extended from the case and drawn toward it at varying rates as the spindle was operated, producing a simulated horse race with randomized results.

Condition: (Very Good - Excellent).

Item Dimensions: BOX: 10" x 3 - 1/2" x 3 - 1/4".