Scarce and Prized First Generation (1930) Engraved Bakelite White on Black Backgammon Doubling Cube souvenir painting all in 1934

all in 1934

I love this photo SO MUCH

Otherwise blocks are in very good condition

and all sorts of other things to portray its presence

and completely transportive—this is really

Scarce and Prized First Generation (1930) Engraved Bakelite White on Black Backgammon Doubling Cube souvenir painting all in 19342,4,8,16,32,64. Though clearly a (very excellent looking) die, with each side a mathematical doubling of the next, I did not know exactly what this was when I found it. Didn't take long to learn that die like this were and are made for use in backgammon specifically for raising (doubling) the stakes in a game. I've learned with a bit of research that the first doubling cubes were introduced in 1930, and this is an iconic very early example, perhaps