Vintage WWII \"LOTS OF SUGAR\" Punch Board Lottery COUNTER TOP Game WOOD W/EASEL
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Vintage WWII \"LOTS OF SUGAR\" Punch Board Lottery COUNTER TOP Game WOOD W/EASEL:
$25.00
THIS GAME MAY HAVE BEEN FOR A BAR OR STORE COUNTER TOP AS IT IS MOUNTED ON HEAVY WOOD 3/4 \" IT STILL HAS THE SERIAL#32428THIS IS VERY HEAVY WEIGHS ALMOST 4 LBS WITHOUT PACKAGING APPROX SIZE 17 1/2\" X 12\"THE FRONT HAS A WOMAN WITH GARTERS THE NAME OF THE GAME IS \"LOTS OF SUGAR\"COME WITH PUNCHER AND HAS A COUPLE HOLE PUNCHED OUT LIKE 2 OR 3
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History ON PUNCH BOARDSOrigin
Punchboards were originally used in the 18th century forgamblingpurposes. A localtavernowner would construct a game board out of wood, drill small holes in it, and fill each hole with a small paper ticket or gamepiece. The holes were then typically covered with paper or foil. After a patron bought a chance at the punchboard, he would puncture one of the hole\'s paper or foil covers with anailand retrieve the ticket/gamepiece. If the gamepiece contained a winning number, the patron won the prize.
In the nineteenth century, board operators eventually drilled into their own holes (they knew where the big money was, because they made the board). The punchboard\'s use started to decline.
Paper punchboardIn the late 1800s, a new type of punchboard was introduced. This one involved putting paper in both the front and back of the hole (to help prevent operators fromcheating). These new punchboards became popular purchases atdrugstores, and they were sold with a metalstylus. The punchboard soon became increasingly similar to today\'slottery tickets.
Soon, the punchboard became cheap and easy to assemble, and the industry flourished. Noted gambling authorJohn Scarneestimates that 30 million punchboards were sold in the years between 1910 and 1915. He also estimates that 50 million punchboards were sold in 1939 alone, during the peak of their popularity.
After World War II[edit]AfterWorld War II, use of the punchboard as a gambling tool began to decline because many people frowned at its gambling-like nature, and the punchboard was outlawed in many states.
Vintage WWII \"LOTS OF SUGAR\" Punch Board Lottery COUNTER TOP Game WOOD W/EASEL:
$25.00