Horse model , Deck Game

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ProvenanceA wheeled, thin, wooden model of a galloping race-horse with jockey. Front legs terminate on a single rotating metal wheel with a metal hoop protruding forward. Rear legs fixed with a metal wing nut to a wooden strut c/w wooden wheels on each end. Horse painted red, jockey has black boots, white breeches and light purple shirt. The number "2" made from elastoplast strips appears on both rear flanks of the model. This model is part of a set of "racing horses" used as deck games aboard Adelaide Steamship Co. cruise vessels on their "Gulf trips" around S.A. gulf waters during 1930's-1955. A line from a separate winder device was fed through the metal loop forward and winched along in "races".Significance DescriptionA wheeled, thin, wooden model of a galloping race-horse with jockey. Front legs terminate on a single rotating metal wheel with a metal hoop protruding forward. Rear legs fixed with a metal wing nut to a wooden strut c/w wooden wheels on each end. Horse painted red, jockey has black boots, white breeches and light purple shirt. The number "2" made from elastoplast strips appears on both rear flanks of the model. This model is part of a set of "racing horses" used as deck games aboard Adelaide Steamship Co. cruise vessels on their "Gulf trips" around S.A. gulf waters during 1930's-1955. A line from a separate winder device was fed through the metal loop forward and winched along in "races".Acknowledgement Keywordsdeck gamesSportDate of CreationDate of UsageAccession NumberHT 1985.1622

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OrganisationThe Adelaide Steamship Company LtdCollectionLet’s Get Physical

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Image FilenameHT1985-1622_CI3444.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0PhotographerRachel Harris, Bit Scribbly Design

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