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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Game - Horseshoe Pitching

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Loncraine Broxton & Partners Ltd

Subcollections

Children's Toys

Overview

Original cardboard box containing the following items:
(a) four metal horseshoes
(b) two wooden sticks (stakes)
(c) instruction sheet

Historical information

Horseshoe Pitching Game - This traditional garden game involves tossing horseshoes to land on a stake.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.186

Item type

Toys

Themes

Leisure > Games

Material

Cardboard

Metal

Wood

Inscriptions and markings

Writing on box: "Horseshoe Pitching. Traditional horseshoe throwing game for the garden. Made in England. Loncraine Broxton & Partners Ltd."

Contextual information

Instructions (in brief): Drive two stakes into the ground roughly 40 feet apart. Hold the horseshoe with the open end facing forward (or slightly to the side if using a specific "flip" technique) so that your index finger rests along the side of one of the arms.

Keywords

Recreation - Games

Place made

England, United Kingdom

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Saturday, 4 July, 2026

Completeness

88

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