East German Knips-Spiel game. Probably 1950s. Bakelite container marked WARI. Inside are small colorful plastic discs and game instructions. One small blue disc looks to be missing and some discs are a little dirty. The label on the top is ripped.
The Knips-Spiel game itself is actually older and dates back to the late 1800s. The colorful plastic discs do begin to appear in the game set in the 1930s, so despite looking very post war, they are actually quite similar to what you might see HJ kids playing with. This seems to have been a fairly common game as I have come across a lot of them over the years. I had always written it off as post war and it wasn't until I happened to see a prewar set with dateable markings that I looked into it more.
More East German items here.
