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Message:: [QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 301128, member: 136"]In many places, the original ones were called carpet bowls, not balls. The truly old, solid, individual balls/bowls commanded decent prices for a while there. New, hollow versions were introduced from China in, if I recall correctly, the 1990's. They were rather ubiquitous design accessories for a time. Home magazines showed them on display, heaped in bowls. Lots of places carried them, from catalogs like Gumps to "home" stores like Pier I. Prices varied widely. Once the "heap 'em in bowls" trend died down a bit, the "used" ones hit the market. MANY of the hollow ones have been sold as "antique" when, in fact, they are not.[/QUOTE]