BAG, ten pin bowling, ‘Brunswick’, yellow & orange

Rigid, semi-circular, flat based, vinyl, ten pin bowling bag with alternating orange, speckled, and yellow curved bands separated by gold piping on each side. Brown metal zip extending vertically up both sides and across top, dividing bag into two uneven halves lengthwise. Flat brown vinyl band either side of zip. ‘TALON’ engraved on metal zip pull. Two rusted, rectangular, metal, rings on each side, attached at top through slit in vinyl and secured with round metal screw. Upside down, u-shaped, flat, brown, plastic handle with stitching pattern around edge attached each side through metal rings. Two small, round, metal, ventilation holes underneath one handle on top. Rectangular, flat, plastic tag with paper insert attached to rusted metal ball chain looped around ring at base of handle. ‘BLANKENSHIP, LORANNA/1193 SWALLOW/VA. BEACH, VA 23456’ handwritten in black on one side of paper insert. ‘Brunswick’ printed in light blue on reverse of paper. Hard, rectangular, plastic(?) base inside, with raised metal frame attached by two screws at each end. Frame has two parallel, horizontal, metal pieces at top with two shorter pieces attached perpendicular, each with a small black rubber piece attached in centre to form a square cradle to hold bowling ball. Black vinyl pocket along one inner side. Outside of bottom covered in yellow vinyl with four round, raised, silver coloured metal feet, one attached at each end.

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