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From "Corinthian Games. Fourth Edition"

Lists tournament and standard rules for Corinthian boards with standard numbering and additional rules for model with revolving wheel - Corinthian 42 and amended rules for model with GLASS COVER.
"New style pinning as above used for models 21T and 21S but original design is readily adaptable.
Most diagrams are entitled Corinthian The Master Board.
There is a page on Dark Horses (disks)
Advert at the back advertises Model 42 (revolving wheel), Model 50 (auto release), Drazard (completely different layout with 4 channels down either side), Bonx (some kind of round bagatelle) + accessories "Dark Horses", Dust Covers and Abbey Turn Table. The back advertises Corinthian "The MASTER board" and has the brand 'BCM/Abbey' at the bottom.

The date might be windowed by the numerous celebrities pictured on the cover. Older looking ones include Charles Austin, a music hall comedian who died in 1944, Mark Hambourg, a Russian British concert pianist who died in 1960 and Teddy Brown, an American entertainer and musician who died in 1946 and Jack Barty, English variety show comedian and actor who died in 1942. There are many others.

From "Corinthian Games. Seventh Edition"

Much the same with following differences:
Has Special Rules applicable to Corinthan 30 (patented open ball box permits the steel balls to be pushed under the bar or over the bar into the gulley)and automatic models.
The only advert at the back is for "Skeddles", which is some kind of miniature alley skittles game.

From James Masters Collection

  • Corinthian Noiseless model (dual numbering + card suits)
    Corinthian 10
  • Corinthian 20 Self Feeding model (dual numbering, smaller with lid and self feeding mechanism where in first half of firing channels is hidden under the playing surface)
  • Abbey Corinthian 1951 model (dual numbering)
  • Corinthian 42 (with wheel - number 42 can just be made out)
  • Corinthian Imperial model (dual numbering + card suits and horse images)
  • Corinthian 21T (single numbering, quoted on other boards as the "recognised tournament board")
    Corinthian 27½ (similar to 20 model - dual numbering, smaller with lid and clever internal revolving wheel feeding mechanism)
  • Corinthian 28 (similar to 20 model - dual numbering, smaller with lid and the same self-feeding mechanism with first half of firing channel hidden under the playing surface)
    Corinthian 21S
  • Abbey Corinthian - The Original Master Board (1970s)

List of Corinthian Bagatelle Boards

  • Corinthian 20 Self Feeding
    Corinthian 22½
  • Corinthian 27½
  • Corinthian 28
  • Corinthian 30 (dual numbering, with lid, both plunger and cue)

 

  • Corinthian 10 (single numbers)
    Corinthian 15 (think same as 10 but ball storage with sliding lids replaced with hinged ball cover/holding area)
    Corinthian 21S
  • Corinthian 21T
  • Corinthian 42 (with revolving wheel in playing field)
  • Corinthian 50 (auto release)
  • Corinthian Noiseless
  • Corinthian Imperial
    Corinthian Dominion (seen on Ebay)
  • Corinthian model with glass cover (mentioned in Corinthian pamphlet - not sure if this has a model number or is an option for another board in this list)
  • Corinthian The Master Board (only stated in 1930s Corinthian pamphlet - this might be a generic template design rather than a real board)
  • Abbey Corinthian 1951
  • Abbey Corinthian - The Original Master Board (1970s)
  • Drazard
  • Bonx