Set of 4 "Rosewood" bowling balls used by Adam Lile in the 1920's Member of the New Plymouth Bowling Club

Title

Set of 4 "Rosewood" bowling balls used by Adam Lile in the 1920's Member of the New Plymouth Bowling Club

Subject

Bowling Balls and carrier

Description

carrier - is brown leather with metal hinges and catches with leather handle on the top of a barrel shaped bag.
bowls - are wood with OMEO on large disc with AL on the smaller disc oldest visible date stamp is 1930.

Creator

bowls - Thomas Taylor
Bag - unknown

Date

1920's

Identifier

2019-0115

Location

Tools of the game Carrier collection

Materials

leather, metal, wood

Condition

Used bowls have started to split in places, bags metal work is rusted and one of the catches has been broken

Notes

log#201400126

Files

2019-0115sm.jpg
2019-0115.1sm.jpg
2019-0115.2asm.jpg
2019-0115.2bsm.jpg

Collection

Tools of the Game

Citation

bowls - Thomas Taylor Bag - unknown, “Set of 4 "Rosewood" bowling balls used by Adam Lile in the 1920's Member of the New Plymouth Bowling Club,” TSB Bank Bowls New Zealand Museum, accessed May 15, 2024, https://tsbbankbowlsmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/3014.