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Script-O-Gram, vintage word game • Jumbo • 1978
SKU: SP-2781-20Script-O-Gram, vintage word game • Jumbo • 1978
- Publisher: Jumbo Hausemann & Hötte
- Year of issue: 1978
Description
Script-o-gram is a word game. In which you have to form words with 13 letter dice that must meet certain requirements. At the beginning of each turn, the game leader rolls the 13 dice. The players must then make a word as quickly as possible with the letters above. Each letter has a certain value. The player who succeeds in forming the word with the highest value within the specified time will receive a reward.
Game rules in multiple languages, including Dutch - French - German - English - Swedish - Italian
Condition
This set is in a good vintage condition. Box shows signs of use and age-related signs of wear.
Box size
- Height: 7 cm.
- Length: 18.5 cm.
- Width: 12.5 cm.
Jumbo Games is a Dutch founded jigsaw puzzle and games company which was established in 1853 and is owned by M&R de Monchy N.V. Jumbo Games produce and manufacture all of their jigsaw puzzles and cardboard based games in their own factory that is based in the Netherlands. The Jumbo head office is located in the Netherlands and there are also offices in the UK, Germany and Belgium.
Previous to being known as Jumbo games in the UK, the company was called Falcon Games and this was the brand name given to its range of adult puzzles. Falcon was established in 1976 and Jumbo is often still referred to as by the Falcon brand name in the UK.
The origins of the firm can be traced to the Hausemann & Hotte partnership in the mid-nineteenth century between the Amsterdam department store owner Engelbert Hausemann, a German, and Wilhelm Hotte, who together imported games and puzzles into the Netherlands.
After the First World War, Hausemann & Hotte expanded their range of toys and games. This included the Meccano metal construction kits, Continental Caoutchouc rubber balls, dolls’ prams by Heinrichmaier & Wunsch, ‘Jutta’dolls by Dressel, Emata slates, Hohner mouth organs, cars and figurines by Lehmann and Spears games.
During the inter-war years, Hausemann & Hotte commissioned wooden toys by the Mauritz en Ball company of Zeist. These toys had to be made to be strong enough "that a wooden elephant could stand on them". These toys were sold under the Jumbo brand name. This was the birth of the elephant brand.
After the Second World War, production was difficult and imports had ceased. Hausemann & Hotte began to have their own games made by local manufacturers with readily available sturdy cardboard. The elephant as a symbol of the products’ strength continued to be used.
In 1950 Hausemann & Hotte created De Netherlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. (NSF for short), their own cardboard factory, in order to break their dependence on other manufacturers and assure optimum quality. As the decade progressed, the firm introduced the game Electro, puzzles and the classic board game Stratego, which was launched in America, with great success. It was made in America under license for Hausemann & Hotte by Milton Bradley.
From 1967, as the market for games was experiencing massive growth, Hausemann & Hotte ceased all imports and concentrated exclusively on its own brand, Jumbo. After this time both warehouse and production relocated to Wognum.
Some translations come from an automated system and may contain errors.
Country of origin
The Netherlands
Kind of object
Language game - word game
Theme
Language - words - dice - chips - hourglass
Category
Vintage games
Color
Green - multicolor
Number of players
Minimum number of players: 2 - Maximum number of players: more
Age
From 9 to 12 years old
Difficulty
Easy
Language of game rules
Dutch - French - German - English - Swedish - Italian
Game time
15 minutes to 45 minutes
Publisher
Jumbo (Hausemann en Hötte)
Manufacturer
Jumbo games
Brand
Jumbo
Material
Plastic - wood - felt - cardboard - paper
Era
1978
Quality
Good vintage condition
Height
7,00 cm
Lenght
18,50 cm
Width
12,50 cm
Shipping method
Parcel post with track & trace