Set of 4 wooden Thomas Taylor bowls

Title

Set of 4 wooden Thomas Taylor bowls

Subject

Bowling Ball - Lawn

Description

4 wooden bowls made in Scotland by Thomas Taylor, with bone/ivory inlay which has numbers 1,2,3 or 4 inside star of David with back-to-front swastika at top between head and tail of snake on the larger disc on the smaller one is a large number 1,2,3 or 4 with a small red "s" beneath number.
Has testing date stamps oldest is DBA28 (1928)

Bowls bag brown alligator look leather with wise craft inside lid (red label) 2 straps and catch (no key) 228 on base above 4

Date

circa 1928

Identifier

2018-0110
2018-0110.1 - carrier
2018-0110.2 - Bowl #1
2018-0110.3 - Bowl #2
2018-0110.4 - Bowl #3
2018-0110.5 - Bowl #4

Location

Tools of the game - carrier collection

Materials

leather, wood, bone/ivory, metal

Condition

carrier - used, metal starting to rust
bowls - used

Notes

log#200700061
Bowls stored and displayed with carrier

Files

2018-0110.1asm.jpg
2018-0110.1bsm.jpg
2018-0110sm.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Set of 4 wooden Thomas Taylor bowls,” TSB Bank Bowls New Zealand Museum, accessed May 15, 2024, https://tsbbankbowlsmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/2758.