AGM and Lecture: A load of Old Balls at Duke Street Baptist Church
AGM and Lecture: A load of Old Balls at Duke Street Baptist ChurchTalk, Tue 2 Jul 2019
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| Tue 2 Jul | AGM and Lecture: A load of Old Balls |
Details
Speaker: Simon Ingris
According to historian Barbara Tuchman, the invention of the ball ranks as highly as the invention of the wheel. Simon Inglis agrees, especially after spending years delving into cubbyholes at pavilions and museums, in workshops and factories, finding out how these apparently simple objects came into being and how their design and manufacture has evolved.
He asks, why are marbles glass? Why did the discovery of gutta percha transform golf? Why were games such as lawn tennis and ping pong made possible only in the mid 19th century? Why did some billiard balls explode, and why are rugby balls such an odd shape?
In 1853 the ingredients of one manufacturer's cricket balls were listed as cork, worsted, hemp, brown oats, suet, lard, alum, stale ale and dragon's blood. Can this really be true or is it perhaps just a load of old balls?
Event details
| Dates | Times |
|---|---|
| Tue 2 Jul 2019 | 19:00 |
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Members: Free
Guests: £5 per person payable at the door.
NADFAS members: £4 payable at the door.
Students: Free, upon production of your student card
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