Official game used basketball from the American Basketball League
date: label: Date
content: 1961 - 1962
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Spalding, American, founded 1876
label: Subject of
content: American Basketball League, American, 1996 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Abraham Michael Saperstein, English American, 1902 - 1966
notes: label: Description
content: Official game used basketball from the American Basketball League.
label: Description
content: The brown leather basketball has black, curved seams and dimpled "grip point" texture. Darker brown text stamped on the ball reads [SPALDING] above a circular American Basketball League Logo. To the left of the logo is: [Abe Saperstein] with [Commissioner] to the right, both in script font. Below is another circular logo: [LAST / BILT], followed by a patent number underneath. On the other side of the basketball there is a small black circle with a tiny hole in it where the air pump goes. The basketball shows signs of wear and tear, including some fading and other discoloration.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.44.3
objectType: label: Type
content: basketballs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on leather
label: Dimensions
content: Circumference 28"