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Horse Model, Deck Game

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ProvenanceA wheeled, thin, wooden model of a galloping racehorse with jockey. Front legs terminate on a single, rotating, metal wheel with a metal hook protruding forward. Rear legs fixed with a metal wing-nut to a wooden strut c/w wooden wheels on each end. Horse is painted dark grey, jockey wearing light Gray boots, white breeches, orange shirt and cap. Saddle blanket orange. Number "5" appears twice on one side while the reverse has "4" made from elastoplast strips. This model is part of a set of "racing horses" used as deck games aboard Adelaide Steamship Company cruise vessels on the 'Gulf trips' around S.A. gulf waters during 1930's-50's. A line from a separate winder device was fed through the metal hook forward and winched along in "races".Significance DescriptionA wheeled, thin, wooden model of a galloping racehorse with jockey. Front legs terminate on a single, rotating, metal wheel with a metal hook protruding forward. Rear legs fixed with a metal wing-nut to a wooden strut c/w wooden wheels on each end. Horse is painted dark grey, jockey wearing light Gray boots, white breeches, orange shirt and cap. Saddle blanket orange. Number "6" appears twice on one side while the reverse has "4" made from elastoplast strips. This model is part of a set of "racing horses" used as deck games aboard Adelaide Steamship Company cruise vessels on the 'Gulf trips' around S.A. gulf waters during 1930's-50's. A line from a separate winder device was fed through the metal hook forward and winched along in "races".Creator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement Keywordsdeck gamesSportDate of CreationDate of UsageMaterialPlywood
|iron
|paint
|cotton
DimensionType: Total
Height: 152
Width: 184
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 1985.1620

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OrganisationThe Adelaide Steamship Company LtdCollectionLet’s Get PhysicalLet’s Get Physical

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Image FilenameHT1985-1620_CI3442.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0PhotographerRachel Harris, Bit Scribbly Design

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