Set of four lawn bowls, used by James McGregor Gillespie c1908
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Playing equipment/Lawn bowl
Date Used
1908
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Lawn bowls, set of four, black, in original housing; each bowl features ivory inserts at each end with scrimshaw inscriptions: "1", "2", "3", and "4" respectively. Used circa 1908 by James McGregor Gillespie. Bowls are contained in original housing: two heavy cardboard boxes partitioned to hold two bowls each. Each bowl is seated in loose sawdust, also part of the original packaging. Label on side of boxes: "CAUTION ABOUT STORING BOWLS."
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 150 W: 270 D: 140mm (H: 5 7/8 W: 10 5/8 D: 5 1/2")
Date Used
1908
Location
In storage
Registration No
1992.2531.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Mrs J R Franklin & the Gillespie Family.
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