Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1930’s Year Range from: 1930 Year Range to: 1939 Description: Wilson, Top—notch Hol—Hi golf ball in dimple pattern. Painted white with red and black markings. Maker: Wilson Sporting Goods Company, Chicago Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1.68″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: HH / Top—notch / 2; HH Wilson…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1930’s Year Range from: 1930 Year Range to: 1939 Description: Wilson, Top—notch Hol—Hi golf ball in dimple pattern. Painted white with red and black markings. Maker: Wilson Sporting Goods Company, Chicago Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1.68″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: HH / Top—notch / 2; HH Wilson…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1930’s Description: Wilson, Top—notch Hol—Hi golf ball in dimple pattern. Painted white with red and black markings. Maker: Wilson Sporting Goods Company, Chicago Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1.68″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: HH / Top—notch / 3; HH Wilson / 3; CADWELL—GEER COVER; DISTANCE Object ID: B…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1930’s Year Range from: 1930 Year Range to: 1939 Description: Wilson, K—28 golf ball in dimple pattern. Painted white with red and black markings. Maker: Wilson Sporting Goods Company, Chicago Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1.68″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: Wilson K—28 / 10 (two sides); DISTANCE; CADWELL…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: ca 1902 Description: Willie Auchterlonie, gutta percha golf ball in bramble pattern, painted white. Label text: Gutta Percha, ca 1902 / Made by [Willie] Auchterlonie / Willie Auchterlonie was not a fan of the new rubber—cored golf balls, preferring to produce the gutta perchas Maker: Willie…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: ca 1890’s Year Range from: 1890 Year Range to: 1899 Description: Gutta Percha golf ball, The Eclipse Patent, in mesh pattern, painted white. Label text: Eclipse gutta percha, ca 1890’s Maker: William Currie & Co., Caledonian Rubber Works, Edinburgh Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter)…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1895 Description: Henley gutta percha, mesh pattern ball Maker: W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Cable Works, London, England Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: HENLEY (on both sides) Additional Notes: This ball is featured in an advertisement in Golf Illustrated, Volume 13 (1902) Object ID:…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1896 Description: Gutta Percha ‘Melfort’ golf ball made by W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Cable Works; line mesh pattern Maker: W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Cable Works Co., Ltd., London, England Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—11/16″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: MELFORT Additional Notes: The company began making golf balls after…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: ca 1896 Description: Henley gutta percha golf ball in mesh pattern. Label text: Gutta percha, ca 1896 / Henley’s Tyre & Rubber Company Maker: W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Cable Works Co., Ltd., London, England Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: HENLEY (both sides) Additional Notes:…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball Date: unknown Description: Golf ball in mesh pattern. Any markings are illegible. Maker: unknown Material: possibly gutta percha Dimension Details: 1.68″ (diameter) Object ID: B 203
