T-Model

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The T-Model was an early leather football design used in top-level international competitions, including the inaugural FIFA World Cup.

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T-Model canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football ⓘ
football (ball) ⓘ
sports equipment ⓘ
associatedWith early World Cup history ⓘ
ballType outdoor football ⓘ
category historical football design ⓘ
collectibleType sports memorabilia ⓘ
color brown ⓘ
constructionTechnology hand-stitched ⓘ
designFeature lace-up closure ⓘ
leather panels ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
governingBodyContext FIFA ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest standardized international match balls ⓘ
inflation rubber bladder ⓘ
material leather ⓘ
notableFor use in early World Cup tournaments ⓘ
panelConstruction multiple leather panels ⓘ
safetyCharacteristic harder impact than modern synthetic balls ⓘ
shape spherical ⓘ
status obsolete design ⓘ
surfaceType stitched leather ⓘ
usagePeriod pre-World War II era ⓘ
usedAs match ball ⓘ
usedInCompetition FIFA World Cup ⓘ
usedInEvent 1930 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
inaugural FIFA World Cup ⓘ
usedInLevel top-level international competitions ⓘ
usedInSport association football ⓘ
waterAbsorption high compared to modern balls ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1930 FIFA World Cup → ballUsed → T-Model ⓘ