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LOT 2003
Wooden Sporting Discus
CIRCA 1900 A.D.
7 7/8 in. (1.5 kg, 20 cm wide).
The wooden core set into a steel rim; stamped 'AAA PATT[ERN?]' for Amateur Athletic Association and 'LILLYWHITE-FROWD-LONDON'.
ProvenanceAcquired from Manfred Schotten Antiques.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the Manfred Schotten listing.
Possibly used in the 1948 London Olympics and Manufactured by Jas. Lillywhite, Frowd & Co., Boro, London.
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