Thanks Ed.

Yes the bottom of the ball has an orange "felt like" insert, but it is a different shade than the TJ repro's, as I have one of those too. I picked it up for comparison and with a fleeting thought of replacing the original for display. There is also an orange thread that can be seen in various places on the cord and the stem. Interestingly, the repro does not have any coloured thread running through the stem and the cord thread is, again, a very different shade of orange than that seen on the repro. ~ Ian


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