A wooden bowling pin, with a thin oval body and a skinny neck with a ball on top. There is a thick black band through the center of the body, and numerous thin carved lines in the neck.
Collection
History Collection
Cataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.org
Acquisition
Accession
2025.21
Source or Donor
William H. Cilker, Jr.
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of William Cilker, Jr.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Spalding
Time Period
20th Century
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Makers Mark
Location
On body of bowling pin
Transcription
TRADE
SPALDING
MARK
Language
English
Material/Technique
Painted
Type
Inscription
Location
On body of pin, to right of Maker's Mark
Transcription
2 LBS
Language
English
Material/Technique
Etched
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Pin, Bowling
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Gear, Bowling
Nomenclature Class
Sports Equipment
Nomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational Objects
Dimensions
Height
18-1/2 in
Circumference
9-7/8 in
Material
Wood
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Donor said that his father (William H. Cilker, Sr.) said that it was from a bowling alley that used to be in Los Gatos.
