Floor game:Soldiers on Guard

For centuries, players enjoyed the game named variously bowling, nine-pins, jeu de quilles, or skittles. 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.

Many toy producers manufactured bowling games, often these took the form of soldiers to be shot down. This example probably included a toy gun at one time.