These two wooden skittle balls were used around 1870 in the skittle alley in Russell, in the Bay of Islands. The game was a forerunner to tenpin bowling. Nine skittles were used and balls were 20 centimetres in diameter. Players and spectators would bet on a game's outcome.
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Russell Museum
Reference:
HFC21
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