Italian Soldier Nine Pin Skittles Set on Rolling Cart, Made for B Altman watercolor brush 4" wide x 6

4" wide x 6

Maybe it held cheese

Leonty was born in 1929 in the Urals

The objective is to remove all the pegs except one--which should be left in the center hole--by jumping any peg over its neighbor to eliminate it

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Italian Soldier Nine Pin Skittles Set on Rolling Cart, Made for B Altman watercolor brush 4" wide x 6I can just picture a Christmas window display at the old B Altman's on Fifth Avenue (c. 1950s or so I think) filled with a bunch of these charming soldier skittle sets, maybe with neatly arranged rows of German nutcrackers on either side! With red and green hats, coats and balls, they really do make for perfect holiday decor, with the added benefit of standing ready for a lively carpet bowling match any time! Complete set of nine pins and two balls on