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Title: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Jesse James on November 22, 2013, 03:43:28 PM
I have:

Black Hammer: Apr. '83
Blue Hammer: Dec. '88
Burgundy Hammer: Oct. '92
Ninja RPM: May '94
Cuda/C : Feb. '95

I never realized just how old these balls were. All of these balls still hook wonderfully. However the Black Hammer, which flares quite a bit......hits kind of tinney, if that is a word. It almost sounds metallic when it hits the pins! What can you expect from a thirty year old ball, I guess?
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Post by: Elimeno Pee on November 22, 2013, 04:06:16 PM
Left, right....sorry had to
Hy-nek Magik
Black widow
Black widow pearl
C - system 2.5
Profit
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: ragu74 on November 22, 2013, 04:33:31 PM
I have

Columbia Black U Dot
Faball Blue Hammer
Columbia Cuda/C & Cuda/C Pearl
Ebonite Nitro/R2
Brunswick Gold Rhino Pro

Oops that's six.
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Zanatos1914 on November 22, 2013, 04:45:27 PM
Cuda C Pearl...
Black Old Urethane Hammer
Black Zone...
Buzz Saw Hammer
Driod - Lane 1
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Jesse James on November 22, 2013, 04:48:28 PM
I have

Columbia Black U Dot
Faball Blue Hammer
Columbia Cuda/C & Cuda/C Pearl
Ebonite Nitro/R2
Brunswick Gold Rhino Pro

Oops that's six.

Man! You have some real gems there! All of these balls would probably work very well in the low oil environment we have been seeing a lot of lately!
I am especially envious of the Cudas and that Rhino Pro!! Nice!

P.S. Sorry, I've got to ask this, Zanatos!!! What is a Buzz Saw Hammer???
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Post by: bradl on November 22, 2013, 05:03:28 PM

Columbia White Dot (Solid Blue, 1981)
Brunswick Black Beauty (1983)
Columbia White Dot (pearl Blue, 1985)
Columbia Black Knight (1985)
Ebonite Gyro (1988)

All before I even heard of any high-performance gear (read: Blue Hammer that I bought in 1989, and still use to this day). I guess I should also throw up the disclaimer that I started bowling in 1978, when I was 4, with my first league at 1980, when I was 5. That White Dot was 8lb. :)

BL.
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Post by: Juggernaut on November 22, 2013, 05:36:36 PM
 The 5 oldest I own, or the 5 oldest I use?

 OWN:
1. Brunswick Featherwate---1940's
2. Manhattan Rubber--------1950's
3. Brunswick Starliner--------1946
4. Columbia Yellow Dot-------1970's
5. Black HAMMER-------------1982 (I believe)

 USE:
1. Black HAMMER------------1982(I believe)
2. A.M.F. BOOGIE------------1982
3. Red Pearl HAMMER---------1980's (Later 80's)
4. Black TURBO--------------1991
5. Pink HAMMER--------------1991
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: JOE FALCO on November 22, 2013, 05:48:33 PM
All single drill original owner:
Carbide Buzzsaw/c
Remedy PHD
ICON
Predator (sparkle)
Warrior
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Pat Patterson on November 22, 2013, 07:00:42 PM
15lb Columbia Yellow Dot NIB
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Post by: strikeking on November 22, 2013, 08:10:24 PM
Brunswick Mark X
AMF Ultra
Ebonite Crush/R
Brunswick Quantum
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Post by: stc067 on November 22, 2013, 09:44:18 PM
Oldest to newest: Ebonite Firebolt
                          Columbia Black U-Dot
                          Ebonite V-2
                          Ebonite Game Breaker
                          Ebonite Play Maker
 
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: J_Mac on November 22, 2013, 10:23:59 PM
I have

Columbia Black U Dot
Faball Blue Hammer
Columbia Cuda/C & Cuda/C Pearl
Ebonite Nitro/R2
Brunswick Gold Rhino Pro

Oops that's six.

Man! You have some real gems there! All of these balls would probably work very well in the low oil environment we have been seeing a lot of lately!
I am especially envious of the Cudas and that Rhino Pro!! Nice!

P.S. Sorry, I've got to ask this, Zanatos!!! What is a Buzz Saw Hammer???

He probably means Hammer Saw Blade
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: pepsicola300 on November 23, 2013, 05:47:40 AM
Brunswick Edge (red)
Nitro R (2 of them)
Rhino Pro Steel
Cuda/C pearl
Bone XS (NIB)
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: fluff33 on November 23, 2013, 07:29:03 AM
This is not mine, but I bowled against a guy this week who was using a Manhattan butterscotch colored urethane ball.  Still hooked some on the THS
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Post by: Impending Doom on November 23, 2013, 07:40:37 AM
15lb Columbia Yellow Dot NIB

Showoff. :p

Since I purge regularly, here's what I have.
AMF Titan
Nib Nkryption Code
Nib Break Point Solid
Clutch Pearl
Bank
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: 9orbetter on November 23, 2013, 11:21:15 AM
Wow nice thread:
Lets see;

AMF Ninja
AMF Ninja RPM
AMF Night Hawk
AMF Night Hawk M2
Brunswick Gold Rhino Pro

Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Pat Patterson on November 23, 2013, 07:00:42 PM
15lb Columbia Yellow Dot NIB

Showoff. :p

Since I purge regularly, here's what I have.
AMF Titan
Nib Nkryption Code
Nib Break Point Solid
Clutch Pearl
Bank


It is for sale
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: LaneHammer20 on November 23, 2013, 10:06:03 PM
Lane masters Big Kahuna
Lane Masters New Standard
Lane Masters New Standard 2
Lane Masters Masterpiece
Lane Masters Big Bang

 
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Jesse James on November 25, 2013, 11:57:32 AM
At a couple of the houses that I bowl in now, I could really do some damage with either Pepsicola's ball line-up or 9 or Better's outstanding AMF line-up!!

There is one guy in my Monday league that has been throwing a Rhino Pro Gold for like......forever......and he scores well with It! Unbelievable!
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Lottarevs on November 25, 2013, 01:52:00 PM
Here are mine:

HSP Sun Storm - still use great burnt lane ball
Ebonite Black Turbo w/ white lettering
Brunswick Navy Phantom
Nu-line Xcalibur Legend
Quantum Double Helix
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: jruffolo on November 25, 2013, 03:01:46 PM
Brunswick Mineralite, 1946
AMF the Angle, 1981
Brunswick Phantom, 1990
Faball Black Hammer, 1991
Nu-Line X-Calibur, 1992

All are useable for dry or light oil conditions.
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Post by: Gene J Kanak on November 25, 2013, 03:11:40 PM
My oldest:

Lane 1 Cherry Bomb Pearl
C300 Burst
Erase It

My father-in law has two mint condition OG black AMF Angles that he uses. One is 16, and the other is 15. I spotted a few other Angles on the house racks at a tournament recently, and I was tempted to buy them so that my father-in law could have the only all Angle arsenal since 1983! lol
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Post by: slowmofo908 on November 25, 2013, 03:47:45 PM
Lane 1 Cherry bomb
Absolute Inferno


Though i have older equipment I don't use it.  I don't even know why it is in the house still collecting dust.  I use these two ball s when i go back to my hometown
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: itsallaboutme on November 25, 2013, 05:19:51 PM
Is the Yellow Dot a bleeder or one of the remakes?
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: brooksguru on November 25, 2013, 07:18:34 PM
     AMF 3dot Classic, AMF Impact, and Track Temper.
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Tex on November 25, 2013, 07:44:01 PM
AMF Proflite Plastic
Ebonite Gyro 5
Columbia Black U-Dot
Burgundy Hammer
Brunswick Teal Rhino Pro

Don't use any of them,but still have them stashed away. Rolled 300's with the U-dot and Hammer. The Gyro 5 was my dad's and hasn't seen a lane since the 70's.
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Rightycomplex on November 25, 2013, 08:05:09 PM
1.) AMF Black Angle
2.) AMF Bull Whip
3.) Brunswick Danger Zone
4.) Morich Ravage
5.) Brunswick Raging Inferno
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: drillbit on November 25, 2013, 08:56:03 PM
Hmm, lets see...

Pink Hammer - 1989(16 lb., still fits)
AMF Sumo - 1990-ish
Dynothane - Element Zr-40
Dynothane - Threshhold NGS
Roto-Grip - Oracle


drillbit
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Metal_rules on November 25, 2013, 09:29:08 PM
Columbia Black u dot ---- Black u dot 2  ---- Black Knight  ---- Brunswick Quantum teal
and purple
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Pat Patterson on November 26, 2013, 12:04:17 AM
Is the Yellow Dot a bleeder or one of the remakes?

It is definitely not the 'Legend" re-release of 1991, that particular re-release had the "Legend" logo on the side.  I believe the one I acquired was the 2nd re-release around 1983'ish?
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Post by: Armourboy on November 26, 2013, 06:36:07 AM
Ace Supreme ( not sure when it was made, they ceased operations in the early 90's)
Columbia 300 Beast
Storm Eraser
Storm El Nino 2000
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: MrNattyBoh on November 26, 2013, 11:08:10 AM
InSite Almighty -  still use it regularly
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Jorge300 on November 26, 2013, 11:15:03 AM
Well let's see, I have:
 
Ebonite Clear Wolf Spare Ball - late 80's (still my spare ball today)
Ebonite Clear Wolf - NIB (for when the one above cracks in half, lol)
Dynothane Remedy PHD
Dynothane Elixir Pearl - NIB
Storm X-Factor
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: Spider Man on November 26, 2013, 11:27:35 AM
Beast
Ti Beast
Mass Chaos
Trauma Response
Hex

All waiting proper burial.
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Post by: Zanatos1914 on November 26, 2013, 11:54:46 AM
Anybody who wants to sale Cuda C - let me know...
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Post by: BrunsMike on November 26, 2013, 05:58:10 PM
Never really thought about this one too much but here's my list:

Ebonite Rainbow polyester. (red, yellow, green, orange, and purple striped)
Morich Awesome Finish
Hammer No Mercy Beatn'
Storm T-Road Pearl
Storm Gravity Shift

This is basically my retired ball list.
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Post by: hyme29 on November 27, 2013, 07:09:15 AM
Insite almighty
Columbia aftershock pearl
and angle evolution
dynothane thing & thing returns
blue gyro (spare)
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: blesseddad on December 12, 2013, 03:20:00 PM
Our center has three Brunswick Mineralite balls from 1946 when the place opened.

Did you know these balls were balanced dynamically by placing them in liquid mercury and letting them float and spin and then marked by hand?

OSHA would have loved the old bowling days ...
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Post by: Armourboy on December 12, 2013, 03:34:40 PM
Our center has three Brunswick Mineralite balls from 1946 when the place opened.

Did you know these balls were balanced dynamically by placing them in liquid mercury and letting them float and spin and then marked by hand?

OSHA would have loved the old bowling days ...

Not to mention the EPA lol

If they were floated in mercury I wouldn't touch the things, not even now lol.
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Post by: Chowderhead on December 12, 2013, 08:13:52 PM
Well let's see, I have:
 
Ebonite Clear Wolf Spare Ball - late 80's (still my spare ball today)
Ebonite Clear Wolf - NIB (for when the one above cracks in half, lol)

Loved throwing that ball during the late 90's - was my spare ball but there would be some nights where the lanes were so bad that I would throw it as my primary ball.  Would love to find another on. 
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Post by: txbowler on December 13, 2013, 03:27:12 PM
Own and still use:

Ebonite XL-5
Pink Hammer
Purple Hammer
Ebonite Nitro
Ebonite Purple Haze
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Post by: TheGom on December 13, 2013, 10:47:58 PM
How about 4!

Roto Grip Cell
Hammer Black Widow
Storm X Factor
Storm X Factor Brand New SIB
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Post by: Greazygeo on December 13, 2013, 11:02:39 PM
That I bought new…..

Ebonite Nitro R2
Storm Lightning Storm
Hammer Blade

Bought used…
Red Hammer
Burgundy Hammer
Title: Re: Name the 5 oldest balls you own.........
Post by: iowalefty on December 14, 2013, 01:21:25 AM
I currently have a
U2 Pearl
BUD II
Turbo X
Zone Pro Deep Violet
El Nino 2000