Figure 1.--These New Zealand boys are playing marbles, The image is undated, but HBC would guess it was taken about 1910. Note the varied outfits from sailor suits to Eton collars. The boys are a bit better dressed than images I have seen of American boys playing marbles. The image is from Archives New Zealand (Ref: 1/1-010529; G). |
As in other British dominions, shooting marbles was a popular activity in New Zealand (figure 1). Here the popularity of the game in England appears to have been transported to the overseas Dominions as was English fashion. We have few details yet concerning marble shooting in New Zealand. The image we have show boys shooting within a ver large circle, much larger tha boys used in America. It also shows boys shooting marbles wearing a great variety of outfits, although all wearing kneepants or knickers. We notice boys wearing suits, Rton collars, sailar suits, and a colored blouse with a wide collar. Only the boy in the sailor suit appears to be wearing a cap. All of the boys wear long dark stockings with their kneepants.
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