Skittle
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood.
Measurements
Frame - 204 mm (length); 55 mm (width); 100 mm (height), Each ball - 28 mm (diameter)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662160
Summary
This is a skittle game. It consists of five painted, wooden skittles which have holes drilled through them so that a stout piece of wire can be threaded through. The skittle rotates down when struck at the base. This wire is attached to a wooden frame with notches on the horizontal in order to locate the skittles in a regular fashion. The game is supplied with four coloured wooden balls. Total number of items is 5.