Object Name: Ball, Golf
Other Name: Ball, rubber—core
Date: 1906
Description: ‘Kempshall Flyer’ gutta percha, rubber—core golf ball; bramble pattern
Maker: Kempshall Manufacturing Company, Arlington, New Jersey
Material: celluloid, tape rubber, rubber, gutta percha
Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter)
Marks/Inscriptions: PAT APR / 1906 / 1899—11 (one side) / KEMPSHALL / MFG CO / FLYER (on other side)
Additional Notes: Golf Illustrated, Volume 12 (1902) has a page on the Kempshall Flyer, including breaking down how it is made; St. Mungo Golf Ball Co. of Glasgow was this company’s British associate and outlet.
Object ID: B 6
