I'llhavethat1 Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Came across these from a friend and I haven't seen too many of them around lately so thought I'd share. Anyone know what a complete set looks like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 I have sent out an SOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjmarble Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 This is a set I had last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjmarble Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 This is what I have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 The 4th edition of Baumanns' Collecting Antique Marbles included new chapters on carpet bowls. That's why the edition was recommended to me when it came out and I got it right away. I should study it more! I wrote to the author of the carpet bowl sections, Roger Matile, and he gave me some info to share, all his words from here: Full sets of ceramic carpet bowls varied a bit, but in general they included four to six pairs of matched bowls and a white jack that might or might not have a logo on it. Logos were generally those of the companies selling the sets, not necessarily the logos of the potteries that manufactured the bowls themselves. I'm attaching a photo of my own full set for comparison to the one on your web site, which appears to be half a full set of bowls that has seen fairly extensive use. Interestingly enough, the bowl patterns provided by your reader are a close match to the ones in my full set, which came from the auction of the contents of a Canadian fishing lodge. Sets were generally divided equally between pairs of sponge-printed and lined bowls. The bowls your reader shows are crosslined and crown patterned. For a full rundown on carpet bowls, including the game itself and bowling carpets, see the four chapters I wrote for the fourth edition of my friend Paul Baumann's "Collecting Antique Marbles," published in 2004. Here's a link to it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056JSKWA/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Very interesting! Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibstified Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Here is one of my two carpet balls. Looks like a slip painted design under glaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 perty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 They have very nice eye appeal. Relaxing to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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