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'Feathery' ball, c1880s, on wood-turned display stand with…
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Melbourne
Date:
25-Feb-2014
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'Feathery' ball, c1880s, on wood-turned display stand with glass dome. A feathery, or featherie, is a hand-sewn round leather pouch stuffed with chicken or goose feathers and coated with paint, usually white in colour if used for golf. This is probably a 'Fives' ball - in fives, a ball is propelled against the walls of a special court using a gloved or bare hand as though it were a racquet
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Unclassified