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Article: Pins and Puns.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Bowling Digest
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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THESE DAYS, WE TAKE THE steady stream of bowling inventions and innovations for granted. Everything from the latest in bowling balls, bags, and shoes to the ultimate in bowling lanes, pins, and pinsetting--as well as computerized scoring--is available for today's athletes.
But what was the big bowling innovation a century ago? In 1902, it was Holden's Foot Dampener for Bowling Alleys.
In those days, street shoes were normally used for bowling. One of the prime needs in every bowling establishment was a huge chunk of chalk, the same kind used on blackboards. It was used in two ways: (1) To dry the fingers, and (2) to help shoes slide to the line. It was ...