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Postcard of Golf ball.
000-100-001-680-C
© National Museums Scotland

Golf ball

The ball is made of gutta percha - a whitish rubber substance from tropical trees of the same name dates from around 1890.

Golf was almost exclusively a sport for the Scots until the second half of the 19th century, and it was played by a limited number of people. It expanded quickly, particularly after 1880, and was taken up by the English, women, and far more Scots.


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Online ID: 000-100-001-680-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NS 101
Date: Around 1890
Material: gutta-percha
Dimensions: 45 mm Dia
What: golf ball
Subject: Sports (NMAS Classification)
Who: Cochrane (Maker)
Cunningham (Maker)
Forth Rubber Co. Ltd (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Musselburgh
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