Set of 4 Taylor - Rolph wooden lawn bowls with leather carrier - "S"
Title
Set of 4 Taylor - Rolph wooden lawn bowls with leather carrier - "S"
Subject
Bowling Ball
Description
Bowls - wooden with bone/ivory inserts these disc have "S" engraved into them the larger has a fancy border the smaller has 2 lines around the edge. The Bowls are imprinted with Thomas - Rolph co ltd, London, set 85, bias 3, full, and 5 1/2 around the small disc there is a decorative band around the small disc at the edg of which is impressed "Imp brand".
Around the large disc is 2 rows of decoration . on the face of the bowl can just be seen an imprint of a testing stamp "Scottish Bowling Association"
carrier - brown square leather case with metal and leather handle on top with 2 belt straps on which the handle slides. has a metal locking mechanism
Around the large disc is 2 rows of decoration . on the face of the bowl can just be seen an imprint of a testing stamp "Scottish Bowling Association"
carrier - brown square leather case with metal and leather handle on top with 2 belt straps on which the handle slides. has a metal locking mechanism
Creator
Taylor - Rolph
Identifier
2018-0104
Location
Tools of the game - Carrier collection
Materials
leather, metal, wood, bone/ivory
Condition
carrier - used tar like staining on the back some of the stitching is failing ,
Bowls- used scuffed up
Bowls- used scuffed up
Notes
log# 201200027
Bowls are with case
Bowls are with case
Files
Collection
Citation
Taylor - Rolph, “Set of 4 Taylor - Rolph wooden lawn bowls with leather carrier - "S",” TSB Bank Bowls New Zealand Museum, accessed May 16, 2024, https://tsbbankbowlsmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/2752.