19th c. Hand Carved Lingum Vitae Bowling Ball c.1800s Lockers The puppets are painted wood

The puppets are painted wood for the heads and fabric for the body

Scuffs on leather and wood

The brown leather straps may or may not have been replaced sometime in its life time

This Chicago-based manufacturer of athletic gear began in 1913 as Ashland Manufacturing

The introduction of maneuverable wheels

19th c. Hand Carved Lingum Vitae Bowling Ball c.1800s Lockers The puppets are painted woodABOUT An original hand carved Victorian bowling ball made of extremely hard Lingum Vitae wood. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1800s. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Lignum Vitae. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS Diameter: 7 in. HISTORY Lignum vitae is a wood known in parts of Europe known as Pockholz or pokhout. The trees are indigenous to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America (e. g: Venezuela) and have