Pitch and toss game

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This pitch and toss game from Shetland dates from around 1900.

The game consists of 12 halfpennies and one penknife in a tin.

The children of working-class families relied for play on home-made toys and street games. As the 19th century went on, better-off children had access to an increasing range of toys and books.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-214-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Q.L.1985.70.4758
• Date: Around 1900
  c. 1900
  
• Material: Pitch and toss
  
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• What: Pitch and toss
  
• Subject: Toys
  
• Who: Miss Sandison (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland, Shetland
  
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• Description: Pitch and toss, consisting of twelve half pennies and one penknife in a tin, from Shetland, c. 1900
  
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