Golf Ball – B 150
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, feathery Date: ca 1840 Description: Label text: Feathery, ca 1840 / Unidentified maker / The feathery was invented in 1618 and consisted of stuffing wet bird feathers into a leather sphere. When sewn shut the feathers dried out and formed a rock—hard ball. They were not durable however,…