Jonh Duncan Dunn Gutty Golf Ball
Jonh Duncan Dunn Gutty Golf Ball
30866
Solid Mesh 'John Dunn's Remade' Gutty Golf Ball.
A moulded square mesh patterned gutta percha golf ball in good condition. The Victorian 'John Dunn's Remade' gutty ball manufactured by Jonh Duncan Dunn, Ardsley Golf Club at Dobbs ferry, New York. The ball is marked on one pole, 'John Dunn's Remade' on three lines within 16 squares, the other pole marked within 17 squares on three lines, 'Ardsley Dobbs Ferry'.
The ball is approximately 4.3 cm in diameter.
The solid gutty golf ball replaced the feathery ball because of its cost effectiveness, as a gutty could be rolled in a matter of minutes, and slowly the game of golf became affordable to the masses. The 'Gutty' era lasted from around 1848 well into 1900's.
To make a gutty golf ball first the gutta-percha was heated and loosely rolled into a ball shape. The ball was then put into the mould and then placed into a press. The press would imprint the pattern onto the ball and the excess would squeeze out of the sides. The seams were then trimmed when cool, leaving a hard and non-brittle "Gutty" golf ball. The durability of the gutta along with its lower costs and better play rejuvenated the game of golf.
Gutta-percha is the evaporated latex produced from a tree, mostly found in Malaysia.
Dimensions:
1850-1899
Circa 1890's
gutta-percha
United States
John Dunn's Remade
Wolfgang Roennebeck
Good solid, intact condition. Some club marks to surface.
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