Curling History: Some facts about old stones - Blogger
Jun 26, 2008 · The manufacture of curling stones on an industrial scale has never been common, perhaps because the product is so durable. Particularly when the game was almost solely played outdoors, stones hardly ever wore out - though some were broken in play - and were handed down from grandfather to son and grandson.
The 'Boulder Age': When Your Curling Stone Had a Name! - Blogger
Sep 29, 2016 · Curling's history can be traced by studying old stones. The earliest curling stones are called 'loofies', and were without handles. In the photo above, David Smith is demonstrating how he thought a loofie from his collection might have been thrown.
Vintage Curling Stone History? : r/Curling - Reddit
May 18, 2023 · Usually old curling stones have writings etched on them, sometimes year, sometimes even initials of who owns them (back when stones weren't provided and people had to buy and bring their own to events).
Curling History: Curling stones and curling stone makers - Blogger
Jul 20, 2020 · Not all curling stones originate on Ailsa Craig. This was particularly true at the end of the nineteenth century when you could buy curling stones of a variety of types, as David Smith wrote in a blog article, see here. Back then, if you wanted to curl, you had to purchase a pair of stones for your own use on outside ice.
History of Curling - Electric Scotland
The curling-stone of the Covenanter Guthrie (Fig. 8), still preserved in Craufurdland Castle, is also a legitimate type of the early stone, though it must have been in use after 1644, when Guthrie was ordained Minister of Fenwick.
Curling Stones Come from Two Quarries in the World
Feb 18, 2022 · Curling stones are solid pieces of granite that have been shaped and smoothed into a round shape with a concave top and bottom. Per the World Curling Federation, curling stones must weigh between 38 and 44 pounds (17.24 and 19.96 kg).
The remarkable origins of the curling stone - Olympics.com
Dec 10, 2021 · The remarkable properties and origins of the Olympic curling stone. Thought to be one of the oldest team sports known to humankind, curling is now a mainstay of the Olympic Winter Games. Olympics.com takes a brief look at the history and peculiarities of …
Oldest dated Curling Stone in the world - BBC
Curling was originally a northern hemisphere sport and mostly concentrated in Scotland and Northern Europe. Now it is an international sport and features prominently in the winter olympics.
The Game of Curling - Curling Stone
Curling is an Olympic sport that is played on the ice with polished granite stones. The game was first played in late medieval Scotland, and it is becoming more popular. It is sometimes called The Roaring Game because of the sound that the stones make as they travel over the ice.
Curling Stones - futuremuseum.co.uk
The earliest stones, known as 'loofies', were light in weight, ranging from about 15 to 25 pounds and had no handles, instead there were hollows or niches for the fingers and thumbs and the stone was presumably meant to be thrown.