Range Target Balls

Range balls are often called "gallery balls," as it is assumed that they were used in a shooting gallery. All of the balls on this page are likely English. Traveling shooting galleries, as with a circus or a carnival, were particularly common in England in the late 1800s.

These balls likely were placed on moving targets, or simply put on wood pegs.

The embossed balls (5-9) are quite rare, are found in attractive colors, and generally are of very thick glass. No one has been able to tell me what companies the letters identify.

These gallery/range balls generally are 1 to 1 ½ inches in diameter. I doubt if ball No. 2 is a target ball. Ball No. 10 also comes in a larger, standard-size ball.

Range Target Ball 001 Range Target Ball 002 Range Target Ball 003
1. 2. 3.
Range Target Ball 004 Range Target Ball 005 Range Target Ball 006
4. 5. 6.
Range Target Ball 007 Range Target Ball 008 Range Target Ball 009
7. 8. 9.
Range Target Ball 010 Range Target Ball 011  
10. 11.