Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1907 Description: This is a Kempshall Perfection handmade golf ball with a bramble pattern. Maker: Kempshall Manufacturing Company, Arlington, New Jersey Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: KEMPSHALL / PERFECTION / HAND—MADE (one side); PAT / APR 11 99 / HAND—MADE (other side) Object ID: B 21
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: 1906 Description: ‘Kempshall Flyer’ gutta percha, rubber—core golf ball; bramble pattern Maker: Kempshall Manufacturing Company, Arlington, New Jersey Material: celluloid, tape rubber, rubber, gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: PAT APR / 1906 / 1899—11 (one side) / KEMPSHALL / MFG CO / FLYER (on other side) Additional Notes: Golf Illustrated, Volume 12 (1902)…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1917 Description: John Wannamaker & Co., Red flash rubber—core golf ball mesh pattern. Painted white with red letters. Maker: John Wanamaker & Company, New York, New York Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: RED / FLASH (both sides) Object ID: B 110
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: ca 1900 Description: Black Ocobo, gutta percha ball in mesh pattern, unpainted. Label text: OCOBO 27—1/2, ca 1900 / OCOBO was the trademark of James B. Halley & Co., London Maker: James B. Halley & Co., London Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: THE OCOBO / 27—1/2 (both sides) Object ID: B 124
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: ca 1900 Description: This is The Paragon gutta percha ball in the line mesh pattern Maker: J.P. Cochrane & Company, Edinburgh, Scotland Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—5/8″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: THE / PARAGON / 28 (both sides) Object ID: B 33
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1914 Description: Ocobo 27—1/2 rubber—core golf ball in the moulded mesh pattern; this ball has been painted pink Maker: J.B. Halley & Company, London, England Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: THE OCOBO / 27—1/2 (on both sides) Additional Notes: Pink seems to be an uncommon color for these balls. According to The…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1903 Description: Ortogo Singer rubber—core golf ball, bramble pattern Maker: Improved Golf Balls Co., Ltd., London, England Material: gutta percha, rubber Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: ORTOGO / SINGER / PATENT (both sides) Additional Notes: 1903 is when the ad for the new ball ran in Golf Illustrated. The Ortogo Singer golf ball was…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: ca 1900 Description: Hutchison Main & Co., Springvale 27—1/2 golf ball in bramble pattern. Painted white. Maker: Hutchison Main & Company, Glasgow, Scotland Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: SPRINGVALE / 27—1/2 (both sides) Object ID: B 88
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, rubber—core Date: ca 1920’s Year Range from: 1920 Year Range to: 1929 Description: Goodyear D rubber—core golf ball in the mesh pattern. Painted white. Maker: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio Material: rubber Dimension Details: 1—5/8″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: GOODYEAR / D (both sides) Object ID: B 66
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, pneumatic Date: ca 1905 Description: Goodyear, The Pneumatic rubber—core golf ball in bramble pattern. Painted white. Maker: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio Material: air, threads Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: PNEUMATIC (on one side along the seam) Additional Notes: The pneumatic was a popular ball until it was discovered that it tended to explode in…
