Summary
Blow Football game made by Berwicks circa 1950s. It was played with by the donor's family around the 1950s.
To play the game, players at goals would be placed at either end of a table. Children would blow down the wooden pipes and try to get a ball past the player and into the goal.
Physical Description
90.1115.1 - Piece of wire, bent into the shape of the front of a football (soccer) goal. Onto this wire is thread a piece of metal in the shape of a player. Front of this piece of metal is painted. Player has white face, legs, arms and shorts, black hair and boots and red and black striped jumper & socks. It is possible to spin the player 360o around the wire. 90.1115.2 - As for 90.1115.1. The player's jumper & socks are green & black striped. 90.1115.3 - Cylindrical piece of wood. Has sections carved onto it. Tapers in at bottom. Widens at top. Wood has hole through it from top to bottom.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Dorothy & Roy Symes, 04 May 1989
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Manufacturer
Berwicks, Liverpool, England, Great Britain, circa 1950-1959
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Inscriptions
Cover of box: 'BLOW FOOTBALL'.
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Overall Dimensions
8 cm (Length), 16 cm (Height)