1866 Board Game Patent Canvas Print, Antique Parlor Wall Art

Description

This canvas reproduces an 1866 patent sheet for a checkered parlor board game, available at 11×14 or 16×20 and finished as gallery-wrapped canvas. As an 1866 board game patent canvas print it brings a genuine piece of parlor-game history to a den, office, or game room wall, printed from the original drafting lines rather than a modern redraw.

The plate shows a single hand-drafted sheet: fine engineering-style linework, a numbered board layout, and a companion spinning-dial figure, set on aged parchment tones. It is the kind of drawing that once accompanied a patent application rather than a piece made for display, which is exactly why board-game collectors and vintage-game enthusiasts look for it now. Hung above a game table, a bookshelf, or a home bar, it reads as authentic game-room history rather than a themed novelty print, and it settles just as naturally into a den styled around antique diagrams and technical drawings.

Each canvas is made to order in our family-owned shop in NE Ohio, printed with fade-resistant inks and gallery-wrapped over sturdy stretcher bars. At 16×20 it commands a wall as a genuine statement piece for a game room or basement rec room; at 11×14 it settles just as easily onto a smaller den or office wall, with the image wrapped around the edges for a finished, gallery-style look. It is the sort of vintage game room wall art a serious collector recognizes as a real drafting sheet, not a reprint made to look old.

Hanging is simple: the canvas comes fitted with adhesive strips, so it holds securely without nails or tools and removes cleanly without holes or wall damage, whether the wall is drywall, plaster, or a rental’s fresh paint. Both the 11×14 and 16×20 sizes ship ready to hang, with a gallery-wrapped edge that pairs well with a den full of other antique board game patent art.

Choose your size and give a game room, den, or collector’s shelf a genuine piece of 1860s board-game history, ready to hang the day it arrives.

Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.

Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.

— Eric & Susan

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