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 APL / 1899 — 11 (other side)
Additional Notes: Kempshall experimented with both rubber and liquid core golf balls; the company held the patent for liquid core from 1902—1919.
Object ID: B 12
