1967-1968 Rawlings Twinners Basketballs Vintage Advertisement
The 1967-1968 NBA Rawlings Twinners vintage print advertisement promotes two basketball models: the Rawlings RSS and the Rawlings RLO. Both basketballs are described as nearly identical, differing mainly in the channel seams, with the RSS featuring medium channels and the RLO having narrower ones. Highlighted in the ad is the "soft-touch" surface of both models, which offers easy control, liveliness, rebound capability, durability, and consistent shape retention. The advertisement emphasizes the quality of these basketballs, labeling them as "the finest basketballs made." This promotion appears in the 1969 Official NBA Guide, reflecting the era's focus on quality sports equipment, as basketball grew increasingly popular in American sports culture.