Table game
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, paper and metal.
Measurements
Box - 250 mm (length); 145 mm (width); 50 mm (height), Goalposts - 159 mm (width); 80 mm (height), Goalkeeper - 82 mm (height), Ball - 15 mm (diameter), Blow pipe (min) - 122 mm (length), Blow pipe (max) - 190 mm (length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662159
Summary
A game of blow football in its original box. The box contains two goal post with goal keepers, three short blow pipes, four long blow pipes, one long blow pipe with a metal end, and one ball. The five long blow pipes might possibly have had thread wound on them once. The goal posts are made from bent wire. The goalkeepers are made from flat metal which has been printed or painted, one wearing a red and black striped shirt, the other in green and black. Part of the metal has been cut out and bent to form a hook which hangs over the goal crossbar. The lid of the box is covered with coloured paper. It has a picture of four children playing blow football on a table which is covered with a green cloth. The words 'Blow Football' are in red across the top. The sides of the box lid have football pictures on them and there is about a third of one of the long sides missing. The bottom of the box is covered with red paper. Total number of items is 13.
Marks and inscriptions
On the short blow pipes: 'KIRKLEES/ LD' On the longest blow pipe: 'J. N. Ltd,/ C D'