Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Ninepin game with spinner and ball (and yo-yo)
Object Number:
INV.9348
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wood, ivory, fiber
Dimensions:
box: 2 x 6 1/4 x 3 in. ( 5.1 x 15.9 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
written: in pencil, top of box: "OLD GAME OF NINE PINS/WITH SPINNER AND BALL"
written: in pencil, left corner: "1825/1840?/16 pcs"
written: in pencil, top left corner: "42"
Description:
Twelve turned wood pins, nine larger and three smaller, one wooden ball, one wooden top with ivory pin, one small dowel attached to string for rotating top, and one wooden yoyo, all in an orange cardboard box.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
