Escalado Queen Mother RW 1953 Chad Valley

	Escalado Queen Mother RW	1953	Chad Valley
	First produced	1920s	Players		Age(s)

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1 x racetrack; a coated linen cloth 4' 3" long, 10" wide with three rows of wooden studs (with metal retaining pins on the reverse) to act as obstacles or fences for the horses to avoid or overcome. There are 7 of these studs in the first row, 6 in the middle row and 7 again in the last row
1 x dark green wooden vibrator box with green bakalite handle attached to one end of the race cloth
2 x metal screw clamps which slot into the plastic vibrator box and enable the box to be secured to the edge of a table top

2 x perforated linen straps

2 x elastic bands to link the race cloth with the cloth tapes

2 x wire clamps to attach to a table opposite the vibrator box

5 x 3D painted lead metal alloy horses and riders

1 x rules sheet in English and French stuck to the inside of the box lid

1 x stakes sheet


A horse racing game designed for parties and participants of all ages. It is a highly visual game; metal horses race along a linen track, their movement activated through vibration of the linen cloth which is stretched over a table top. The tension of the cloth combined with the mechanical winding of a special vibrator box causes the horses to move at random and varying speeds towards the finish line. Participants agree a betting process, minimum and maximum stakes, odds etc. at the beginning of the game and can use real money, tokens or matchsticks for placing bets. Five horses are positioned by the bookie to start at the far end of the track, positioned side by side so their hind legs are just touching the line at the end opposite the vibrator box. A nominated player then turns the vibrator box handle in the direction of the indicator arrow as quickly as possible but it helps to decide a close finish if the action is slowed down just as the leading horse's front legs near the finishing line. There may be only a fraction of an inch between first and second. If a horse falls over at one of the obstacles or fences, players should agree prior to the game whether to leave it on the track possibly to interfere with other horses or stop the race, remove the fallen horse and then recommence. The winner is the person with most money or wins at the end of the allocated number of races.

The effectiveness of the vibrating track was much better with these heavier metal alloy horses and linen tracks. Each horse weighs 84g. In this edition of the game, the permanently attached adjustable clamps have been replaced with removable metal screw clamps. There is a colour drawing of a horse race on the box with the horses moving from left to right unlike the earlier editions. Made by Chad Valley , this edition is estimated to be the first with the Royal Warrant printed 'By Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother'.

A horse racing game designed for parties and participants of all ages.

It is a highly visual game; metal horses race along a linen track, their movement activated through vibration of the linen cloth which is stretched over a table top. The tension of the cloth combined with the mechanical winding of a special vibrator box causes the horses to move at random and varying speeds towards the finish line. Participants agree a betting process, minimum and maximum stakes, odds etc. at the beginning of the game and can use real money, tokens or matchsticks for placing bets.

Five horses are positioned by the bookie to start at the far end of the track, positioned side by side so their hind legs are just touching the line at the end opposite the vibrator box. A nominated player then turns the vibrator box handle in the direction of the indicator arrow as quickly as possible but it helps to decide a close finish if the action is slowed down just as the leading horse's front legs near the finishing line. There may be only a fraction of an inch between first and second. If a horse falls over at one of the obstacles or fences, players should agree prior to the game whether to leave it on the track possibly to interfere with other horses or stop the race, remove the fallen horse and then recommence. The winner is the person with most money or wins at the end of the allocated number of races.

The effectiveness of the vibrating track was much better with these heavier metal alloy horses and linen tracks. Each horse weighs 84g. In this edition of the game, the permanently attached adjustable clamps have been replaced with removable metal screw clamps. There is a colour drawing of a horse race on the box with the horses moving from left to right unlike the earlier editions. Made by Chad Valley , this edition is estimated to be the first with the Royal Warrant printed 'By Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother'.