Object Name: Ball, Golf
Other Name: Ball, Guttie
Date: ca 1899
Description: This is a Vardon Flyer, gutta percha golf ball in the bramble pattern.
Maker: A.G. Spalding & Bros., London, England & Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Material: gutta percha
Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter)
Marks/Inscriptions: VARDON FLYER (both sides)
Additional Notes: This ball didn’t remain in favor for long because it was introduced around the time that gutta percha balls were declining in popularity.
Object ID: B 40