Museum / Archive

Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives

Description

Jacks. Set of 8 metal star-shaped "Jacks" with 2 clay marbles.

Material

Wood

Category

Recreational Artifacts

Sub-category

Toy

Accession Number

1982-071-0017

Length

2.00

Width

2.00

Height

2.00

Diameter

1.00

Units

cm

Dimension Remarks

dia of ball is 1 cm.

Item History

Knucklebones, Fivestones, or Jacks, is a game of very ancient origin, usually played with five small objects, or ten in the case of jacks. Originally the knucklebones (actually the astragalus: a bone in the ankle, or hock[1]) were those of a sheep, which were

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