Skipping Rope
Object detail
Description
Wooden handles with inscription and metal at one end, hollow. Handles are made from mill thread bobbins. Rope is threaded through handles and secured by a knot.
Classification
CH classification RECREATIONS Games skipping rope
Maker
Measurements
L420 x Dia.35mm
Media/Materials description
Wood, hessian rope and metal
Signature/Marks
SALT. SALTAIRE
History and use
This skipping rope is hand made from rope threaded through the handles of mill thread bobbins. The bobbins have metal ends with the inscription Saltaire. Saltaire is a model Victorian village near Bradford, England, that included a thriving cotton mill that was operational until the 1980s. This toy represents the tradition of ‘making do’ – that is, reusing materials in times of financial hardship or geographical isolation, particularly in the creation of tools and household items. The production of toys like this was particularly common in Queensland during the depression of the 1930s, and during the World Wars when materials were scarce.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Registration number
H25856
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