davesnothere Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 I needed to downscale my display and this is what I came up with The floating shelfs are new and work fantastic, they have a lip that stops the marbles from escaping. The lights with shelfs are super convient for boards and my peanut jar. Hope you like and it gives you a few ideas . That was the good the bad is the jars and boxes stashed away . 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickel Guy Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 2 hours ago, davesnothere said: Hope you like and it gives you a few ideas. Yes, I need a couple lighted tall curio cabinets like that. ( And the space to put them in ) lol Very very cool! Nice and neat. Excellent! I made the WOW for ya. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 5 hours ago, davesnothere said: I needed to downscale my display and this is what I came up with Nice display for sure. The glass ten cent marbles box has me wondering? Pretty cool imho. The “Sailor Boys” I am not familiar with. Nice stuff—great work! Marble—On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesnothere Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 2 hours ago, akroorka said: Nice display for sure. The glass ten cent marbles box has me wondering? Pretty cool imho. The “Sailor Boys” I am not familiar with. Nice stuff—great work! Marble—On!! Thanks the box is antique I made the the ten cent marbles sign from clay. The sailors are French made carpet pins htf . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Very nice collection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 32 minutes ago, davesnothere said: The sailors are French made carpet pins htf . Carpet pins? I would love to see some more history on these--nice stuff. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 39 minutes ago, akroorka said: Carpet pins? I would love to see some more history on these--nice stuff. Marble--On!! I think they called the game “Skittles”. https://www.ebay.com/itm/135202480426 https://www.ebay.com/itm/116486107486 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesnothere Posted March 3 Author Report Share Posted March 3 53 minutes ago, Shamrock Marbles said: I think they called the game “Skittles”. https://www.ebay.com/itm/135202480426 https://www.ebay.com/itm/116486107486 skittles is a English game the pins are knocked by a swinging ball. These are just carpet bowling pins usually came with a cheap wood alley. Very popular for kids while the parents were lawn bowling . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesnothere Posted March 3 Author Report Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, akroorka said: Carpet pins? I would love to see some more history on these--nice stuff. Marble--On!! I'll dig up some info for ya! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 13 minutes ago, davesnothere said: skittles is a English game the pins are knocked by a swinging ball. These are just carpet bowling pins usually came with a cheap wood alley. Very popular for kids while the parents were lawn bowling . Uhm, okay. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(sport) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesnothere Posted March 3 Author Report Share Posted March 3 11 hours ago, Shamrock Marbles said: Uhm, okay. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(sport) Quite the mesh of info there. Itbwas Explained to me by my family from England. Mine are not skittles.pins there's a diffrence. Mine are early 1930s bowling games missing pins and lanes. The Origin of Table Skittles Skittles or Nine Pins as played on an alley is still one of the most popular pub games and is the ancestor of a number of games including ten-pin bowling. However, it does take up a lot of space and so it's no surprise that miniaturised versions of the pastime eventually started to appear. Just like alley skittles itself, different miniaturised versions of the game are particular to certain regions of Britain - Hood skittles is popular in and around Northamptonshire whereas Daddlums has only ever been found in Kent. But the most popular and well known table-top version of Skittles pictured above, was invented sometime in the 18th century. Known variously as Table Skittles, Bar Skittles and Pub Skittles it also goes by the name "Devil amongst the Tailors". The latter name came about in the year 1783 during which the Theatre Royal, Haymarket ran a play that, for some reason, offended the tailoring profession so much that a group of tailors and theatre-goers rioted at the theatre one day. This upset caused the Dragoons to be summoned to restore public order and, upon arrival, the Dragoons were reported to have ploughed through the rioting tailors like a wooden ball through table skittles. And the game has been known as "Devil amongst the Tailors" ever since. To prepare each nine miniature pins are positioned on a small platform within the square game board. In the corner of the board, stands a pole with a ball suspended by a chain from its top. The ball is swung around the pole in such a way that upon its return, it ploughs through nine skittles on a platform. Aside from the equipment and the location on a table top, the rules are pretty much the same as skittles with the maximum theoretical score in one turn being 27 points. As with several pub games, scoring is often performed on a cribbage board. Learn more about the History of Table Skittles from The Online Guide to Traditional Games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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