Title
Mr Funnybone (Lao Fu Zi 老夫子) Tikam Tikam
Year/Period
1970s
Region
Acquired in Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 79.0 x 38.0 cm,
Object size: 75.7 x 39.0 x 0.1 cm
Object size: 75.7 x 39.0 x 0.1 cm
Accession No.
2025-00444
Collection of
Tikam Tikam is a game of chance where players pay a small amount to pick a numbered ticket to win mini prizes. The game was popular among children between the 1950s to 1970s. As seen on the paper board, there are numbered tickets available for picking.Each ticket cost a few cents and offered the chance to win a prize. These prizes could be a toy, soft drinks, snacks, or photos of movie stars. This tikam tikam board features the movie, Mr Funnybone (Lao Fu Zi 老夫子) screened in 1976. The movie was distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio and starred the well-known local Chinese comedian, Wang Sha.
