Soccatelle
Table Game
1920s (manufactured)
1920s (manufactured)
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Soccer or football has been the inspiration of several games. Some of these are devised to be played just for fun. Others are designed to help with skills such as manual dexterity and arithmetic. Soccatelle is a version of bagatelle, but with two pull strings. One is for the shooter and the other for the goalkeeper.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Soccatelle (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted wood |
| Brief description | Painted wooden table game, Soccatelle, made in England by the Chad Valley Company in the 1920s |
| Physical description | Design: rectangular wood game with a rounded panel inside the top end and bars across the bottom and along the right side, all wood painted red; outer top has two pegs nailed on which swivel to form legs; at bottomend are two pull springs with black plastic knobs |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs M. Tomalin |
| Object history | The playing surface is covered with printed paper showing footballers. There are 18 numbered indents and nail heads. Games & Puzzles, CGG, 1991 |
| Historical context | No. of Players: any Equipment required: one of the knobs is the shooter, the other is the goalkeeper. |
| Summary | Soccer or football has been the inspiration of several games. Some of these are devised to be played just for fun. Others are designed to help with skills such as manual dexterity and arithmetic. Soccatelle is a version of bagatelle, but with two pull strings. One is for the shooter and the other for the goalkeeper. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.824-1986 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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