Scarce and Prized First Generation (1930) Engraved Bakelite White on Black Backgammon Doubling Cube souvenir painting and all sorts of other

and all sorts of other things to portray its presence

Each measures 9 3/16" x 5 7/8" x 1/2" and while they show wear they are in very good overall condition

no splits or cracks

cracks or other flaws at all that I can see

and completely transportive—this is really

Scarce and Prized First Generation (1930) Engraved Bakelite White on Black Backgammon Doubling Cube souvenir painting and all sorts of other2,4,8,16,32,64. Though clearly a (very excellent looking) die, with each side a mathematical doubling of the next, I did not know exactly what this was when I found it. Didn't take long to learn that die like this were and are made for use in backgammon specifically for raising (doubling) the stakes in a game. I've learned with a bit of research that the first doubling cubes were introduced in 1930, and this is an iconic very early example, perhaps