Bowling Game

Name/Title

Bowling Game

Entry/Object ID

1959.63.30a-o

Description

Ten-pin bowling set held in its original wooden crate. The crate has a paper label on one side that reads, "9 INCH TEN PINS". There are 10 pins, each with a red stripe around the widest point, flanked by black stripes. There is a round ball at the top of each pin, and red stripes around the ball and the shoulders. There are three wooden balls in the set, each with a red stripe around the center.

Context

Likely owned by a member of the George family in East Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.63

Source or Donor

Wilkinson, Madeleine (1910-1990)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Bowling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (box)

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

12 in

Depth

8-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Ball (each)

Diameter

2 in

Dimension Description

Pins (each)

Height

9 in

Material

Wood, Paper

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

East Calais

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America