So...I bought this bowling trophy. I don't collect bowling items or trophies, but it just looked so cool and the price was good. Now I am trying to see if I can figure out anything about it. Size is approximately 13" tall and 8" wide at the base.
The inscription reads:
WAR HORSES
Winners of Fest Department League 1915-16
Donated by
METROPOLITAN ALLEYS
The stamp on the bottom:
MADE
AND GUARANTEED
-BY-
THE VAN BERGH S.P. CO.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
U.S.A.
10035
I have been able to find some information about the company, but have no clue of the location of Metropolitan Alleys at that time. If anyone has a guess for what something like this should be valued, I would appreciate that also.
Here is a link to pictures:
http://www.collectorfocus.com/collec.../miscellaneous