Antique and Vintage Cribbage Board Games
Click Photo For Current Pricing Cribbage Boards 1863-1998
Collecting antique and vintage cribbage board games is an interesting pastime. There have been hundreds if not thousands of different styles of unique cribbage boards made throughout the four or five centuries the game has been played. And to date very little is known or written about the history of the game or the evolution of the game board.
Bette L. Bemis has written a wonderful book titled ; Cribbage Boards 1863- 1998. This book has over 350 high resolution photographs that will aid you identifying your antique and vintage cribbage boards. Although there is a section on cribbage boards from around the world this book predominately catalogs american made cribbage boards. Even if you do not have a large cribbage board collection, this is an interesting and historical read. Bette Bemis is also the founder of Cribbage Board Collectors Society