A print from a disbound book of the British Empire published 1897. With an unrelated picture on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.25" or 22.5cm x 16cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1897 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
"THE ROARING GAME": OR, CURLING IN SCOTLAND.
Bowls upon the ice is a short and fairly correct description of the great game of Curling. It may be doubted whether the delicate manipulation of the "bowls," judging of force and distance, the proper application of "bias," are not surpassed in nicety by those who wield the great 50 lb. stones of the "curler." We here see the Club pond of the Waverley Curling Club Edinburgh, which is the home and Centre of the sport. The game excites equal enthusiasm among young and old, and has the great advantage of being well adapted for veterans. The excitement in a great match as the stone, amid loud cries of "soop it up," glides to its appointed place is wonderful. In the words of the laureate of the game,