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<p>[QUOTE="Sandra, post: 301019, member: 3335"]See the small hole in your last photo, that was a vent to allow air to escape in the manufacturing process, if they feel solid and hefty, it may be because the ceramic walls were thick.</p><p>If you search eBay carpet balls for sale, 4325 items come up. If you narrow that to antique carpet balls 54 items appear that include antique carpet sweepers and runners. Eliminating the obvious, there are maybe 12-13 examples of Victorian balls.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sandra, post: 301019, member: 3335"]See the small hole in your last photo, that was a vent to allow air to escape in the manufacturing process, if they feel solid and hefty, it may be because the ceramic walls were thick. If you search eBay carpet balls for sale, 4325 items come up. If you narrow that to antique carpet balls 54 items appear that include antique carpet sweepers and runners. Eliminating the obvious, there are maybe 12-13 examples of Victorian balls.[/QUOTE]
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