Floor game:Soldier Ten-Pins

Named variously bowling, nine-pins, jeu de quilles, or skittles, the game involving pins with a rolling ball is a perennial favorite. 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.

McLoughlin Brothers toy manufacturer of New York produced this version of "Soldier Ten-Pins" game. What little boy didn't want a game like this?