Game Information

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C.E. Hammett Jr. & B.M. Hammett

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[none]

WIE DIE ARBEIT SO DER LOHN

[title WORD MARKING
AND
TAKING]

C. E. HAMMETT JR.
124 THAMES ST.
Newport,
R.I.

E. M. HAMMETT
1284 BROADWAY
NEW YORK
N.Y.

Copyright 1877 by C. E. HAMMETT, Jr

word

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4⅛ inches wide — 3 inches high — 1¼ inches deep

10.5 cm wide — 7.6 cm high — 3.2 cm deep

Label with offwhite border and background, and black illustrations and text.

"WIE DIE ARBEIT SO DER LOHN" appears across the top in different font, on a banner that has zigzags behind it on either end.

Below is a half circle with radiating leaf-like designs, with a long line extending across its bottom with curl-ups on each end

Below is the title, "WORD" (offwhite at inside bottom letter, dots and dashes at inside top, black borders) is shown with the tops and bottoms of the letters shrinking from left to right. To the right at half the height of "WORD" is "MAKING" (similarly presented, with more dots and dashes as the letters go right. Shown over the "D" in "WORD" and the letters "MA" in "MAKING" and "TA" in "TAKING" is "AND" (offwhite with black outlines). "TAKING" (offwhite with black outline only except for the "G") appears below "MAKING". The letter "G" is shared between the two words and is the same height as "W" in "WORD".

Below is a decorative design reminiscent of an eagle's wing spread, with feathers shown as 3-pointed spikes. Two ovals appear inside this design. In the left one, "C. E. HAMMETT Jr." appears above "124 THAMES ST." above "NEWPORT" above "R.I.". In the right one, "B. M. HAMMETT." appears above "1284 BROADWAY" above "NEW YORK" above "N.Y.".

At bottom, "Copyright 1877 by C. E. HAMMETT, Jr" is shown.

dark red

red, empty

tan with edges of red underlabel

Numerous yellow cards (3/4" square) are provided, each with a letter of the alphabet on it.

3 colored wooden moving pieces are included, in purple, orange, and teal.

2 white die (3/16" cubed) are present.

The proverb, "Wie die Arbeit, so der Lohn" (German), translates to "Work equals pay." (English).