Bowling Game

Name/Title

Bowling Game

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.67a-n

Description

Multicolored boxed toy bowling set. The lid of the box is illustrated with a fantasy scene of an old man and eleven gnomes playing a game of bowling in the woods along with the label, "LUCKY STRIKE/TEN PIN BOWLING SET". The set contains two blue pins, three red pins, three orange pins, on green pin, a green ball, and a red ball.

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1950

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

1-3/4 in

Width

7 in

Length

14-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Pin

Height

6 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Ball

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Cardboard