February 17-19, 2020 Field & Range Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/17/2020
Lot consists of (A) Deep blue hue with diamond crosshatching and a flattened equatorial band with "N.B. GLASS WORKS PERTH" with reversed Ss and upside down P. Smooth band around spout. Triple mold seam. (B) Light blue hue with diamond crosshatching and a flattened equatorial band "N.B. GLASS WORKS PERTH" with reversed Ss and upside down P. Smooth band around spout. Triple mold seam. (C) Unmarked blue hue ball with square crosshatching, blank flattened equatorial band. (D) Slightly opaque ball with diamond crosshatching with smooth equatorial band with "N.B. GLASS WORKS PERTH" with standard Arabic orientation. (E) Light blue hue with diamond crosshatching and a flattened equatorial band reading "E. JONES GUNMAKER BLACKBORN LANCS" (?). Embossing difficult to read, as is standard with these balls. Triple mold seam. (F) Smooth amber hued ball with equatorial band embossed "GURD & SON 185 DUNDAS STREET LONDON ONT". Triple mold seam. A rare Canadian made ball. (G) Deep blue with wide square crosshatching. Flattened equatorial band. Wide spout characteristic of French balls. (H) Deep blue ball with diamond crosshatching and flattened equatorial band reading "WW GREENER St MARYS WORKS BIRMm & 68 HAYMARKET LONDON.". Triple mold seam. CONDITION: Balls are in good to very good condition with no discernible damage. Balls have various levels of bubbling as part of manufacture. EW