Box of dominoes used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: 2005
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Pressman Toy Corporation, American, founded 1922
label: Owned by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: A full set of Pressman Toy dominoes in the original box used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The cardboard box cover features bold white font against a red background, and a half-circle image of white-dotted black dominoes against a grey background. “CCR Only” is inscribed on the top of the box cover, and the printed white font reads: [Double Six Wooden / Dominoes / 28 large, solid, hardwood, engraved dominoes / with colorfast finish. / Ages 7 to adult / Pressman]. The same text is repeated on the long sides of the box cover. On the bottom of the box case are instruction in black ink on how to play, a UPC code, and manufacturer’s information: [#1520 / Pressman / © 2005 Pressman Toy Corporation, / New York, N.Y. 10011 / Made in China / Visit our website at www.pressmantoy.com].
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Mental health
label: Topic
content: Prisons
label: Topic
content: Recreation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Toys and Games
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.14
objectType: label: Type
content: dominoes (game pieces)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2005 Pressman Toy Corporation
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 in. (22.5 × 6 × 2.5 cm)