Bowling set | floor game:Dutch Boy and Girl Ten Pins

Named variously bowling, nine-pins, jeu de quilles, or skittles, bowling games provided entertainment for centuries. Egyptians indulged in a form of bowling by 3,200 B.C. King Henry VIII banned lawn bowling in 15th-century England because too many tradesmen neglected their vocations. Washington Irving immortalized nine pins in his 19th-century tale of Rip van Winkle. By 1900, Americans formed formal bowling associations to play the game competitively.

Parker Brothers produced this bowling game sometime in the early 20th century. America held a certain fascination with all things Dutch for a brief time during that era. This may explain the curious Dutch character targets in this game.