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Friday, 2 March 2012

Sepia Saturday 115 - Games

For this week's Sepia Saturday theme of games I dug out this vintage postcard of a curious game called Pushball. You can read all about it here Pushball.


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Posted by dakotaboo at 13:52
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13 comments:

  1. Bob Scotney2 March 2012 at 15:45

    That's a game I hadn't heard of.

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  2. Kristin2 March 2012 at 21:46

    Basketball was invented in Massachusetts too. It seems to have caught on much more than Push Ball ever did.

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  3. Wendy2 March 2012 at 22:27

    Never heard of Push Ball. I guess transporting the equipment was a bit of a pain.

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  4. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens3 March 2012 at 00:09

    Never heard of pushball, but I looked it up. It is a huge ball and it seems to be a rough game, but so is rugby and it was never retired.

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  5. North County Film Club3 March 2012 at 04:52

    Incredible. What a game. Can't imagine it played with horses. What a difference from polo.
    Nancy

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  6. 21 Wits3 March 2012 at 05:57

    They look to be really having a push of a time! A new game for me as well...but what a beautiful colored card!

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  7. Postcardy3 March 2012 at 15:30

    That's a cool card. I never heard of pushball before.

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  8. Unknown3 March 2012 at 15:49

    Well ok, I have never heard of push ball either but so glad to read about it. I love this meme for that very reason. Great post.
    QMM

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  9. Jo3 March 2012 at 16:00

    What an unusual card, and an unusual game! :-)

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  10. Little Nell4 March 2012 at 11:57

    I had to check the date to make sure it wasn't April 1st! A very strange game - I wonder why none of has ever heard of it before.

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  11. Teresa Wilson Rogers4 March 2012 at 15:59

    I never heard of push ball! Since it was so big and looks diffucult I'm assuming it was something to help keep them in shape?

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  12. Mike Brubaker5 March 2012 at 03:41

    That is a definitely a game I would play! How did they do it in the navy on board a ship? According to the Wikipedia entry there were different rules for Britain and America! And even a version for Pushball with horses!

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  13. Lenus8810 April 2012 at 00:58

    For more information about all sorts of Pushball watch my site www.pushball.nl/en
    This type of Pushball is still played by the US Cadets for condition training and as team building! And at the US University the Freshmen play each year against the Sophomore.
    At home, in the Netherlands, Europe, I'm promoting it as a equestrian teamsport. It already exist since 1902!

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