{"product_id":"vintage-boxed-blow-football-game-by-marchant-games","title":"Vintage Boxed Blow Football Game By Marchant Games","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVintage Boxed Blow Football Game By Marchant Games \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA FA Cup version of a 1950s Vintage Boxed Blow Football Game By Marchant Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes with one blue tinplate Goalkeeper and one red, a plastic football, 4 blowing straws and two freestanding metal goal posts. It was intended as a two-player game although 4 could play: 2 as the goalies and 2 as players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA popular game that was made by a number of different manufacturers, including Chad Valley. This particular version was manufactured by Marchant, a British Toy Manufacturer, sixty years ago!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMentions FA cup winners of English League 1950 to 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe straws (blowpipes) have been well used and will need replacing with new cut down straws if you intend to use the game. NB: Not suitable for young children due to the number of small parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box is slightly scuffed and marked with tears on the internal cardboard and surrounding paper. The previous owner has written on the inside of the box, Englang (England) vs Germy (Germany). Love the spelling! Germany won that particular game.\u003cbr\u003eAlso written is\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Last time ??? 4\/04\/69.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps this was when the owner put the game in the loft….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tinplate goal keepers and football are in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rules are simple: blow the football into your opponents goal using a flat surface as the football pitch. (A large kitchen table suffices but just make sure you use a protective mat for the metal goal posts \u0026amp; goalies in case they scratch the table)!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCardboard Box measures: 25.5cm Width x 16cm depth x 4.3cm Height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease click on the following link for more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mullard-antiques-and-collectibles.myshopify.com\/collections\/vintage-toys\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evintage toys.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marchant Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56868350689655,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/5122\/8972\/products\/1950s_Boxed_Marchant_Games_Blow_Football_Game-2.jpg?v=1775735572","url":"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/vintage-boxed-blow-football-game-by-marchant-games","provider":"Mullard Antiques and Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}