Trophy

Object/Artifact

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Trophy

Entry/Object ID

2014.08.11

Description

A metal bowl-shaped trophy was presented by Edwin James in 1945 from the Northwest Lawn Bowling Association Rinks Championship. The winners’ names are listed on each side of the octagon-shaped base, from 1945-1995. The popular sport of lawn bowling began during the Roman era and is still very popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. In the United States the sport is still played in Arizona, California, Florida, New York and New England. The Tacoma Lawn Bowling Club was started by Scottish immigrant Alexander ’Sandy’ Drummond in 1929 but ended in 2014. The club was reestablished in 2017 and continues to preserve the club’s 88-year history. Donated by Van Armstrong.

Made/Created

Date made

1945 - 1995

Lexicon

Search Terms

lawn bowling, Northwest Lawn Bowling Association

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James, Edwin

Person or Organization

Northwest Lawn Bowling Association Rinks Chamionship

Person or Organization

Armstrong, Van

Person or Organization

Northwest Lawn Bowling Association

Person or Organization

Slazengers Lawn Bowl

Person or Organization

Drummond, Alexander 'Sandy'

Person or Organization

Tacoma Lawn Bowling Club