Bowling Memories

14 exhibits

Manhattan Rubber black-and-yellow swirl reference image supplied for the collection
1955 · Hard rubber

Manhattan Rubber

Manhattan Rubber Company

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Brunswick Black Beauty Gold Crown, different specimen
April 1961 · Hard rubber

Brunswick Black Beauty

Brunswick

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1968–1971 · Polyester

Columbia Mustang 300

Columbia Industries (Mustang 300 brand)

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Brunswick Triple Crown, different specimen
November 1973 · Polyester

Brunswick Triple Crown

Brunswick

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AMF Strikeline, different specimen and color
1973–1974 · Polyester

AMF Strikeline

AMF

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Galaxie 300, different specimen; exact manufacturing attribution unconfirmed
June 1986 · Polyester

Columbia 300 Galaxie 300

Columbia 300 (Kmart private label)

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Columbia Black Knight manufacturer reference image
December 1987 · Polyester

Columbia Black Knight

Columbia 300

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Faball Black Hammer, different specimen
1987 · Urethane

Black Hammer

Faball Enterprises (Hammer brand)

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June 1989 · Urethane

Columbia 300 Blue Knight

Columbia 300

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Brunswick Zone Pro Active; Deep Violet variant not verified
July 2000 · Particle

Brunswick Zone Pro Active Deep Violet

Brunswick

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Brunswick Power Groove Reactive, green/purple version; not museum specimen
October 2007 · Reactive resin

Brunswick Power Groove Reactive

Brunswick

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900 Global Inception Redux product image
July 2017 · Hybrid reactive

900 Global Inception Redux

900 Global

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Before 2024 (exact year unknown) · Prototype / unknown

Unknown Test Pour

Unknown

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Hammer Black Widow 3.0 product image
Jan. 2024 · Reactive resin

Hammer Black Widow 3.0 Solid

Hammer (Brunswick)

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The exhibit texts are adapted from the original Bowling Ball Museum PDF. Dates and technical claims have not yet been independently verified for public publication. Photographs will be added as the collection is documented.