A Quality Pair of Cased c.1900 Lignum Vitae Bowling Woods by Thomas Taylor, Glasgow sub-Curios with original lid

with original lid

The word "jack" was in use before 1600 to describe the maritime bow flag

The ebonised trick cane with the horn handle unscrewing to reveal a pipe and the ferule unscrewing to reveal a mouthpiece

and a Lion

Very fine and attractive and being printed and glazed

A Quality Pair of Cased c.1900 Lignum Vitae Bowling Woods by Thomas Taylor, Glasgow sub-Curios with original lidOrigin: British Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 15 Case Width: 10 inches Circumference of Woods: 15 inches approx The pair of bowling woods turned in lignum vitae, with ivorine insets engraved "RH" and 1 and 2 respectively in script for the original owner, housed and presented in their original leather and canvas carrying case and surviving from the early twentieth century. Condition would be described as good with