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Marbles - Ceramic & Glass, circa 1880
Reg. No: LL 067437
- Summary:
- These 15 marbles were excavated at one of the digs on the Commonwealth Block between 1988 and 2003.
'When I was a child, we played in the street with hoops; we played hopscotch, and chasey, and cowboys and Indians, running right round the blocks and that. We even played marbles too.' (Marie Hayes, born and raised in Little Lon 1920-1940)
To the children who lived there, Little Lon was home. The streets and lanes were their playground - for tossing knucklebones, flicking marbles or chasing over the cobblestones. Their chants and laughter were part of the sounds of Little Lon. - Description:
- Fifteen marbles: 1 x blue glass 7 x plain ceramic 7 x patterned ceramic
| Discipline: | Archaeology - Historical |
| Dimensions: | 20 mm (Height), 20 mm (Width), 20 mm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | largest of 14 marbles |
More information
| Tagged with: | games, children |
| Themes this item is part of: | Little Lon, Little Lon Collection, Childhood & Youth Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Activity: | Marbles |
| Trench Unit Number: | 04/29/44 |
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