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Bombardo game

Date made: 1920 (circa)

Maker / artist: World War 1 injured servicemen


Date collected: unknown

Material: card/wood|metal

Period: 20th century

Accession number: FM:2017.22.1

The game Bombardo was made at The Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops, by soldiers, sailors and airmen injured in World War 1. The coloured balls were placed in the metal hoops, and knocked off by a swinging bomb and a spinning top. The player with the most balls left at the end was the winner.

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