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000-100-002-965-C
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Golf ball

This 'feathery' golf ball is stamped 'D. McGrassick' and dates from 1882. A feathery ball consists of a three-part stitched leather skin, densely packed with feathers.

Feathery golf-ball stamped D. McGrassick and marked in ink "30" and "G.H.T. 1882, Vol XVII, p. 75"

The earliest golf balls were wooden and were still widely used even after the introduction of 'feathery' balls. Making a feathery ball was a skilled and time consuming task. This made them expensive but they did not split as easily as wooden balls.


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Online ID: 000-100-002-965-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NS 193
Date: 1882
Material: Feather. Inscription: D. McGrassick / 30 [ink] / G.H.T. 1882, Vol XVII, p. 75 [ink]
Dimensions: 45 mm Dia
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Who: D. McGrassick (Maker)
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  • Keay, J. & J. (eds). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: HarperCollins, 1994, p 471. 
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