Summary

This white clay marble was excavated at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. This type of marble is commonly known as a "commie".

'When I was a child, we played in the street with hoops; we played hopscotch, and chasey, and cowboys and Indians, running right round the blocks and that. We even played marbles too.' (Marie Hayes, born and raised in Little Lon 1920-1940)

To the children who lived there, Little Lon was home. The streets and lanes were their playground - for tossing knucklebones, flicking marbles or chasing over the cobblestones. Their chants and laughter were part of the sounds of Little Lon.

Physical Description

This is a ceramic marble made with white clay. It is decorated with a series of grey or green lines.

Physical Description

Ceramic marble with grey/green line patter made of white clay. Commonly known as a 'commie'.

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