Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Red & Black Plaid, 2 ¾", c. 1860–1890 Military The design of the hickory

The design of the hickory handle and how it attaches to the basket is very unique

Published exclusively for the Interstate Company and sold to travelers enroute on trains of the Florida Coast Railway

similar to lawn bowling

wall display

and the Hotel Royal Palm in Miami

Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Red & Black Plaid, 2 ¾", c. 1860–1890 Military The design of the hickoryAntique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball Red & Black Plaid Design A genuine 19th century Victorian stoneware carpet ball, hand decorated in a classic red and black plaid crossband pattern, one of the more desirable and less commonly found designs among early examples. Carpet balls (also called carpet bowls or parlor bowls) were used in the indoor game of Parlour Bowl, a popular parlor pastime in Scotland, England, and later America during the mid to