Old Lubbers and Bell Puzzle-Peg Game boat accessory each with a Janus-like pair

each with a Janus-like pair of faces

Beside the wear

Oisín Kelly (1915–1981) was a prominent Irish sculptor who worked in wood

published in 1972

Everything about this painting is just winningly done

Old Lubbers and Bell Puzzle-Peg Game boat accessory each with a Janus-like pairI love the look of this old wooden peg game, but it is also pretty fun to play! Made by the Lubbers & Bell Company in Clinton, Iowa in the 1920s, the round, wooden game board is covered with a printed green, red and white paper surface, and printed instructions on the back. The objective is to remove all the pegs except one which should be left in the center hole by jumping any peg over its neighbor to eliminate it. Not an easy feat! This one I think