Dunlop table tennis balls

Front view of a set of table tennis balls showing the six balls in their packaging. Rear view of a set of table tennis balls showing the back of the packaging.
Front view of a set of table tennis balls showing the six balls in their packaging. Rear view of a set of table tennis balls showing the back of the packaging.

Description

A pack of 6 Dunlop 3*Excel, competition quality table tennis balls from the 2000s. Table tennis balls are vacuum formed in two halves from a sheet of celluloid material and assembled to form a sphere using a reinforced butt joint. Each ball is stamped with the diameter of the ball, 40mm, to comply with International Table Tennis Federation regulations.
Designers & Manufacturers
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Inscriptions

"Dunlop Made of the right stuff. Dunlop 3* TT ball 70. White." (packaging)
printed: "*** Excel. Dunlop 40mm. ITTF" (on ball)

Object number

AIBDC : 005807

Date

2008

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Method

Dimensions
Width
107mm
Height
187mm
Depth
48mm

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