ProvenanceThis game was used aboard Adelaide Steamship Company vessels on the famous Gulf Trip around South Australia's gulf waters during period 1930s-1950s.The winder was used to reel in wooden horses during deck races, a popular entertainment provided by the Adelaide Steamship Company on its Gulf Trips around South Australian waters. The Gulf Trip was a fixture of South Australian tourism during the first half of the twentieth century and carried generations of honeymooners, holiday makers and tourists around the Spencer Gulf over six days for only £6.SignificanceA component of the famous horse races, one of the many deckside 'sports' organised by the Adelaide Steamship Company for their passengers.DescriptionWelded metal frame around a bulbous wooden drum reel, tapering to an adjustable wooden foot at one end. Shaped wooden handle grip above drum, winding handle (wooden) extending from drum. Both foot and reel painted red, metal frame silver, both hand grips unpainted. Twine on the drum is looped through a metal hook on a separate mobile wooden horse, connected back to an eyelet above the wooden foot. The winder then pulls the model along.AcknowledgementKeywordsdeck gamesSportDate of CreationDate of UsageDimensionType: Total
Height: 860
Width: 340
Depth: 100
Unit (Lengths): mm Accession NumberHT 1985.1629
