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, and often a golfer needed 3 or 4 per round.
Maker: unknown
Material: feathers, leather
Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter)
Object ID: B 150
