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Lot 782

A knurr and spell

21 July 2007, 10:00 BST
Henley on Thames

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A knurr and spell

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The game of Knur & Spell originated in Yorkshire and was traditionally played on Shrove Tuesday. The knur is a small round ball about the size of a golf ball, which is put into a cup fixed upon a spring, which being touched causes the ball to rise into the air, when it is struck by a trip-stick. The cup and spring are called the spell. The trip-stick is a slender stick made broad and flat at one end, the knur being struck by the broad part.

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