Mastermind Question

teacake44 | 22:18 Sun 09th May 2021 | ChatterBank

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Apart from kids playing with marbles in the 50s and 60s, what else did adults use them for.

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tonyav

Could have been bottle stops.

teacake44

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Sorry no.

Jackdaw33

Counting, especially in cricket. Also as glass eyes!!

Buenchico

I was thinking along the same lines as Tony. It's certainly a valid answer to your question!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd-neck_bottle

teacake44

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This is a teacake mastermind question I should have stated :0) But had to laugh at my mum because she still has the ones we all had as kids and still uses them in this way.

New Judge

Cricket is the most popular I can think of.

I recall umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird was umpiring a celebrity match somewhere. He was being loaded up with players' jumpers, etc. He put a cap in his pocket and when he pulled it out to return it to the player his marbles came with it. "I'm losing me marbles! I'm losing me marbles!"

gulliver1

I think a few on a/b have lost a lot of them.

Jackdaw33

Were they used in pastry cooking?

teacake44

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NO.

shoota

Is this about Jimmy Savile?

Cloverjo

As baking beans to cook pastry?

Cloverjo

Oops, just saw jackdaw’s reply.

Jackdaw33

The question should not be 'what did adults use them for' as you have had at least two valid answers which you have dismissed. It should be: 'guess what my mum uses them for'.