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 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, guttie Date: unknown Description: The markings for this ball are on both sides, but on one the “I” has a flare on the bottom, possibly a mistake by whomever painted it on. Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—5/8″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: THE / INVICTA (both sides) Object…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: unknown Description: Special Remade gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern. Painted white. Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: SPECIAL / REMADE (both sides) Object ID: B 112
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: unknown Description: Remade gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Object ID: B 101
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: unknown Description: Remade gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha, cork, linoleum Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Object ID: B 100
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: unknown Description: IR gutta percha golf ball in the bramble pattern. Painted white. Label text: I.R. gutta percha Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: I.R. (both sides) Object ID: B 123
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, guttie Date: unknown Description: This is mostly likely a gutta percha ball in the dimple pattern Maker: unknown Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—5/8″ (diameter) Object ID: B 26
