Object Name: Ball, Golf
Other Name: Ball, Guttie
Date: ca 1850
Description: This is a smooth faced, handmade gutta percha ball
Maker: unknown
Material: gutta percha
Dimension Details: 1—5/8″ (diameter)
Additional Notes: Smooth gutta percha balls were hand made and covered with three layers of paint. It was soon discovered that scuffed up balls flew farther and straighter than the smooth balls, and so the smooth guttie went out of favor.
Object ID: B 16
