J. W. Spear & Sons
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J. W. Spear & Sons
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J. W. Spear and Sons was a manufacturer of board games during the 20th century. The company was founded by Jacob Wolf Spier (1832-1893) in Fürth, near Nuremberg, Germany in 1879. They initially producing goods such as table mats, photo frames, and waste-paper baskets. By the turn of the century, games had become their main product. In 1932, the company set up a factory in Brimsdown, Enfield, Britain to avoid customs duties. With the rise to power of the Nazis and the Spier family being Jewish, s
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Board game manufacturer including Scrabble
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._W._Spear_%26_Sons
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2023-11-16T02:47:23Z
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