{"product_id":"vintage-bingo-cage-with-bakelite-handle-c-1930-1951","title":"Vintage Bingo Cage with Bakelite Handle c.1930-1950","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage, metal bingo cage with chrome supports, orange Bakelite handle, wooden balls and pewter ball basket embossed \"Met Games\". The wooden balls are embossed with bingo letters and numbers. Mounted on a wooden plinth with center ball ramp. Turn the handle and the ball drops into the basket and slides down the shoot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCREATOR\u003c\/strong\u003e Met Games. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF MANUFACTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e c.1930-1950. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES\u003c\/strong\u003e Metal, Wood, Bakelite. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Some rust to the cage and supports. Shellac applied to the cage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e H 12 in. W 15 in. D 9 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game was popularized by Edwin Lowe. While at a traveling carnival near Atlanta in December 1929 the toy merchandiser saw people eagerly playing a game called \"Beano\". The origin of the name \"Bingo\" is unknown but may date to the middle 1920s. There are claims that one of the Lowe's friends got so excited to have won that she yelled out \"Bingo\" instead of \"Beano,\" or that the word echoes the sound of a bell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S16 Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50658153529581,"sku":"Sports SKU 063","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/9425\/2633\/files\/antique-met-games-bingo-cage-1950-1.jpg?v=1789057993","url":"https:\/\/s16home.com\/products\/vintage-bingo-cage-with-bakelite-handle-c-1930-1951","provider":"S16 Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}