Skittle
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
Each skittle - 185 mm (height); 45 mm (diameter), Box - 679 mm (length); 220 mm (width); 118 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664303
Summary
Nine wooden skittles. Each has bands on the lower half where the grain has been treated to darken it. They are contained in a long wooden box, the outside of which is painted black. The lid is hinged down the long side with a metal handle in its centre. The inside has been painted white, but is very dirty. In one back corner of the box is a small empty compartment with a lid hinged by a piece of black adhesive tape. Two illegible wax seals have been impressed inside the lid. Total number of items is 10.