French skipping
R. A. Konrad
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
2007
Materials
Elastic, wood and cardboard
Measurements
Skipping Elastic –155 mm (length folded); 240 mm (length opened out); 7 mm (width); 58 mm (width folded), Box – 166 mm (width); 133 mm (height); 62 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Postfach 104002
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662584
Summary
Five loops of elastic to be used for playing French skipping (2007), each in a clear cellophane bag and all contained in a white cardboard box. Each is made from a different colour of elastic, knotted to form a loop and folded up and held together with a narrow piece of coloured elastic onto which is threaded a wooden butterfly shape which is also painted with different colours. One is made from lilac and white elastic, held together with yellow elastic and an orange butterfly with a yellow body and blue and red spots on its wings. One is made from blue and white elastic, held together with orange elastic and a green butterfly with an orange body and yellow and red spots on its wings. One is made from red, blue and yellow elastic, held together with yellow elastic and a yellow butterfly with a blue body and red and green spots on its wings. One is made from green and black elastic, held together with red elastic and a red butterfly with a yellow body and green and blue spots on its wings. One is made from orange and red elastic, held together with blue elastic and a blue butterfly with a green body and orange and yellow spots on its wings. The box is made from cardboard which is white and glossy on the outside. Stuck to this is a white label printed in black with safety instructions, manufacturer’s details and a bar code. Total number of items is 6.
Makers and roles
R. A. Konrad , maker