A bandy ball is a rubber

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used for playing

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and

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. Bandy balls are manufactured by companies such as

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. The core of the ball is made of

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and is surrounded by

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or rubber-like

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. Balls should be manufactured in a diameter of (the latter is called a "Russian ball"). Originally, bandy balls were red, then later became orange or cerise. According to the

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set up by the

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, any of these are allowed, but all balls used in one game must be of the same colour and type. A similar ball is used in the sport of

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but the rinkball ball is blue in color rather than the orange or cerise color seen in both bandy and rink bandy. Bandy was originally played with a wooden ice hockey puck-like object, though balls were also used. However, it was not until around 1904–1905 that the major breakthrough for the ball became a reality.

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