Here we have a rare Civil War set of dominoes from both the Union and Confederate sides. I can just imagine an intense game of dominoes during the respite of war, If only this set could talk. I'm sure you'll hear wild stories from both sides, as well as the pains of losing your pay for the week. A treasure treated by the decades.
Union dominoes typically had three brass pins. Confederate dominoes often had only one central pin due to metal shortages in the South. They would generally be considered rarer than Union dominoes due to the limited resources in the South during the war.This difference can help identify the origin of the dominoes.
Here's an exert from a great article on the subject, courtesy of battlefields.org.
"Gambling prevailed in every conceivable form—from horse races to louse races. Games like cards, chess, checkers, and dominoes could be played for money or simply for fun, were quiet, and easily carried in a knapsack. Card games such as poker, twenty-one, keno, and euchre were played on both sides of the line, but by the last years of battle decks of cards were hard to come by in the Southern ranks. Confederate soldiers obtained more from Union prisoners, fallen soldiers, or by trade with their Federal counterparts."
You can find the full article here.
The rare antique domino set come out of an extensive Civil War collection which contained some very rare and unusual artifacts.
The Civil War era dominoes have surface wear throughout each of the 12 pieces. The entire collection will be sent in the display box used in the Civil War collection. Please see all pics as they are part of the description.
I ship FedEx to street addresses in the continental USA only (no PO boxes). Free shipping on the unusual 19th century Civil War photograph.
Saddle up and get ready for a blazes. One of my favorite pieces.
