Friday, October 26, 2018

Jacks

I spotted this sculpture of a giant game of Jacks out front of an apartment building in the Annex. It is a game I hadn't thought about in years - I wonder if it is still played and if kids would even know what these things are?
at

19 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 26, 2018 at 8:58 AM

    Probably not Pat, too many technical distractions these days.. maybe if there's an electronic version ☺

    ReplyDelete
  2. SharonOctober 26, 2018 at 10:05 AM

    Oh my gosh, I haven't thought about that game in ages and ages. I used to play it for hours with my sisters when I was a kid. I love this.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Taken For GrantedOctober 26, 2018 at 10:12 AM

    Jacks were popular during my childhood. That was a long time ago, so I do not think it is popular now. Makes for a fun sculpture and photo however.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Victor S E MoubarakOctober 26, 2018 at 11:02 AM

    How can you possibly pick up all those large pieces with one hand? I bet they are stuck to the ground!

    God bless.

    ReplyDelete
  5. William KendallOctober 26, 2018 at 11:13 AM

    I know of the game, but I never played it growing up.

    ReplyDelete
  6. KarlOctober 26, 2018 at 11:25 AM

    I do not know this game ...

    ReplyDelete
  7. s.cOctober 26, 2018 at 11:38 AM

    Indeed also totally unknown to me too.

    ReplyDelete
  8. TomOctober 26, 2018 at 11:42 AM

    ...for Jack the giant.

    ReplyDelete
  9. BillOctober 26, 2018 at 1:57 PM

    Haven't thought of jacks for decades. Use to play when I was a kid. I wonder if anyone sells it anymore and if they do, who would buy it. Nice find, Pat.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Anne Hagman-NiilolaOctober 26, 2018 at 2:07 PM

    I have never seen. Have a nice weekend

    ReplyDelete
  11. LoisOctober 26, 2018 at 2:22 PM

    How fun! I know my grandkids probably have no idea what they are.

    ReplyDelete
  12. eileeninmdOctober 26, 2018 at 3:20 PM

    Hello,

    This was a fun game I remember playing with my sister when we were young.
    Have a great day and weekend. Neat sculpture. Have a great day and weekend.

    ReplyDelete
  13. LeaOctober 26, 2018 at 5:22 PM

    Maybe it will help stir interest in some of the old games we played as kids!
    Have a wonderful weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  14. RevrunnerOctober 26, 2018 at 5:48 PM

    Good luck bouncing THAT ball. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  15. MichelleOctober 26, 2018 at 5:57 PM

    I doubt they would know. Too much interest in their phones....

    ReplyDelete
  16. ShammickiteOctober 26, 2018 at 8:56 PM

    My grandies wouldn't know anything about jacks. But if I ever find a set of jacks in the dollar store, I'll teach them.

    ReplyDelete
  17. KayOctober 26, 2018 at 10:56 PM

    It's an interesting piece of art but I'll bet its so low tech now that it would confuse kiddies.

    ReplyDelete
  18. 21 WitsOctober 27, 2018 at 10:23 AM

    Excellent reminder from the past!

    ReplyDelete
  19. JennNovember 6, 2018 at 11:46 AM

    Neat piece of art!

    ReplyDelete