Lot # 143: 1899 Haskell Bramble Rubber-core, Gutta Percha Cover

Category: Golf Balls

Starting Bid: $150.00

Bids: 9 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Summer 2020",
which ran from 7/8/2020 12:00 PM to
7/25/2020 8:00 PM



As the first rubber-core golf ball, the Haskell Bramble holds a landmark position in the history of the game.  Sold by the B.F. Goodrich Company, the Haskell was the ball that rendered gutta percha golf balls obsolete.  Marked “Haskell Bramble” on one pole and “Haskell Pat Apr 11, 1899, on the other, this historic ball still retains approximately half of its original paint. The cover is worn, but no significant strike marks. All in all, this is an above average example of a highly collectible golf ball.

 

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