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Culture:American
Title:game: quoits
Date Made:19th century
Type:Recreational Gear
Materials:base metal: iron; wood
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 18 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.; 47.625 x 31.115 x 24.13 cm
Accession Number:  HD 60.079
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Wooden quoits post on a rectangular base with an iron band around the top. The post has four iron U-shaped arms and 5 iron rings. Quoits (koits, kwoits, kwaits) is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike (sometimes called a hob, mott or pin).

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games

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