Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1850’s Year Range from: 1850 Year Range to: 1859 Description: Hand hammered gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: G?????Oke Chp/28 (on one side) Object ID: B 13
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1850 Description: This is a smooth faced, handmade gutta percha ball Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—5/8″ (diameter) Additional Notes: Smooth gutta percha balls were hand made and covered with three layers of paint. It was soon discovered that scuffed up balls flew…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1850 Description: hand hammered gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Object ID: B 20
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1850 Description: hand hammered gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: 28 (on one side) Object ID: B 19
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1850 Description: hand hammered gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Object ID: B 18
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1850 Description: hand hammered gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: 28 (barely visible on one side) Object ID: B 17
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: ca 1850 Description: Hand hammered, gutta percha golf ball in mesh pattern, painted white. Unknown maker. Label text: Hand—hammered Gutta Percha ca 1850 / Unidentified maker / James Paterson, a missionary to India, is credited with inventing the gutta percha ball in 1848. Gutta percha is…
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,…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, featherie Date: ca 1840 Description: Featherie golf ball. Label text: Feather Ball, ca 1840 Maker: unknown Material: feather, leather Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Object ID: B 117
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, feathery Date: ca 1800 Description: Label text: Feathery, ca 1800 / Unidentified maker Maker: unknown Material: feathers, leather Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Object ID: B 152
