These remnants of a travelling funfair are almost haunting with their jolly expressions suspended, their eyes rolled upwards waiting for the ball to drop. In order to win, participants would throw balled-up socks at the painted metal plates hoping to knock them down. This could prove trickier than it sounds as frequently the signs would be spring loaded, bouncing back up if they weren’t hit extremely hard. Funfair games gained a bad reputation in the past for being rigged, but these days the majority of modern funfair games are honestly run.