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original and unique late 19th century salvaged antique american victorian era lignum vitae wood bowling ball
  • original and unique late 19th century salvaged antique american victorian era lignum vitae wood bowling ball
  • original and unique late 19th century salvaged antique american victorian era lignum vitae wood bowling ball
original and unique late 19th century salvaged antique american victorian era lignum vitae wood bowling ball

original and unique late 19th century salvaged antique american victorian era lignum vitae wood bowling ball

SKU: UR-28043-18
original and rearkably intact late 19th century lignum vitae wood victorian era bowling and/or "box" ball. the rock hard wood ball contains a single finger hole combined with an unusual finger slot. nicely aged surface patina. the exact fabricator is not known (possibly taylor). the first bowling balls used in the united states were made of wood, especially oak, and lignum vitae wood. around 1906, the first hard rubber balls were produced, such as the brunswick "mineralite" ball, and these remained the standard until the 1970's.

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