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The game of Bell and Hammer is also called: - Glocke und Hammer - Cloche et Marteau - Le jeu du cheval blanc - El juego del caballo blanco - Klok en Hamer - Schimmel Invented in Vienna, Austria, about 1809, the game of "Hammer und Glocke" or "Schimmel" came to have wide popularity throughout the German speaking regions of Europe, and spreading to Holland, France, and England. Many version of the game were made by many makers in those areas, with the last commercial production being by Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburger, Germany, in 1974. Bell and Hammer is still played today, with treasured antiques, family hand-me-downs, and sets hand-made by fans. The core of the game are eight special dice, each with five blank faces, and with a fifth marked face. Six dice have the marked face with pips to show the values one through six. One die has a symbol of a bell. One die has a symbol of a hammer. Supporting these in play are five illustrated cards, which may resemble playing cards, or be large thick boards, depicting a Bell, a Hammer, a Bell and a Hammer, an Inn, and a White Horse (The "Schimmel" of the common alternate name for the game). The game set might also include game counters and possibly an auctioneers hammer. |
[0269 x8] Old set of 8 small wooden dice, 12 mm
[0395 x8] Colored set of 8 wooden dice, 14 mm
[0740 x6] An incomplete set of 6 small bone/ivory dice, 11 mm
[0741 x8] Old set of 8 large wooden dice, 19.5 mm
