Object Name: Ball, Golf
Other Name: Ball, Guttie
Date: ca 1850’s/1860’s
Year Range from: 1850
Year Range to: 1869
Description: Hand hammered gutta percha golf ball in line mesh pattern
Maker: unknown
Material: Gutta percha
Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter)
Marks/Inscriptions: 23 or 28 (difficult to read, on one side)
Additional Notes: Until the 1880’s, guttie’s were marked with weights of 26 to 30 drams, which means the number on this ball is probably 28, but it is too worn to know for sure.
Object ID: B 7