Object Details
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Senich, Rudy
Description
Developed in Scotland and played in the northern United States, curling debuted as a medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics. This curling stone belonged to 75-year-old curler Rudy Senich, of Duluth, Minn., who has been curling three nights a week for the past 35 years. According to Senich's curling club rulebook, "Curling is a game of skill and traditions . . . Curlers play to win, but never to humble their opponents. A true curler would prefer to lose, rather than to win unfairly!"
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1950
ID Number
2000.0121.01
accession number
2000.0121
catalog number
2000.0121.01
Object Name
stone
stone, curling
Physical Description
stone (overall material)
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 20.5 cm x 30.5 cm; x 8 1/16 in x 12 in
Place Made
United States: Minnesota, Duluth
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Sports
name of sport
Curling
level of sport
Amateur
related event
Olympic Winter Games: Nagano, 1998
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1195355