Hemp Follows the Needle

Cover of ‘Games and songs of American children’ by William Newell in 1884 Hemp Follows the Needle Our culture with hemp is so intertwined within the human experience that to this day, we still teach hemp culture to our children Read More …

Card Game, 1650

‘Card Game’ by Dingeman van der Hagen  1650    

The Weed Card, 1910

‘Fredric Weed’, 2nd baseman for the Spokane Team (Pacific Coast League), 1910 Obak tobacco baseball card  

Playing Knucklebones, 1898

‘Playing Knucklebones’, painting by Paul Alexander Alfred Leroy  1898        

Hualin Temple Monks, 1869

Monks relax while playing a game, water pipes can be seen sitting on the table.  Hualin Temple, Canton(Guangzhou), China. 1869    

Jump into the New Year, 1100

  Chinese boys jump rope, Song Dynasty, ca. 1100 AD     Jump into the New Year In ancient China, the only way to celebrate the passing of the old Year was to jump into the new… For this traditional Read More …

Roshambo, 1800’s

  Roshambo A loved ol’ time smoke spot seems to have answered the eternal question fought over for centuries…  How in the hell does paper beat rock?… Half-way rock, Michigan early 1900’s Before the turn of the century, the journey Read More …

The Cowboy Smugglers, 1890

‘Los charros contrabandistas’  (The Cowboy Smugglers), 1890 dice game Gameboard for dice game of the ‘Cowboy Smugglers’ shows Mexican cowboys in charro outfits on horseback, lassoing the 64 spaces on the board. The accompanying text, upper right, provides the rules Read More …