Description
Various items (22) showing the different stages in making a cricket ball. 4 x ball centre’s, one wrapped in twine
2 whole balls
1 ball with solid centre, quarter missing.
2 x strips of cork
1 x strip of gold foil with lettering stamped out
1 x metal logo stamp
2 x finished leather ball halves
2 x ball halves partly sewn
6 x pre-cut leather pattern pieces.
1 x length of twine
Display caption
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This dissected ball illustrates the complex processes involved in making a ball.
AX.2014.13 Ball components and stamping tools, Alfred Reader & Co Ltd, Kent
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