Object Name: Ball, Golf
Other Name: Ball, rubber—core
Date: 1971
Description: This is a commemorative, Spalding golf ball in dimple pattern. It is painted white with blue, tan and black markings and features a person in a space suit hitting a golf ball. It was made to mark the first golf ball used in space.
Maker: A.G. Spalding & Bros., London, England & Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
Material: rubber
Dimension Details: 1.68″ (diameter)
Marks/Inscriptions: Spalding (two sides); FIRST GOLF BALL / ON THE MOON / FEB. 6, 1971
Additional Notes: In 1971, Alan Shepard became the first man to hit a golf ball in space. At least one of them was a Spalding, although he used a Wilson club.
Object ID: B 181
