In 1896, Robert Ramsbottom brought out a yellow painted ball that received notice in the Feb 14, 1896, issue of Golf, which reports:

“Mr. Robert Ramsbottom, the Sportsman’s Depot, Market Street, Manchester, ever ingenious and enterprising, has just brought out a new ball under the above name. The name chosen is a happy one, for it indicates in a word the character of the ball. It is a finely-moulded, hard ball, painted a light yellow colour instead of white. In taking this departure we think that Mr. Ramsbottom is right, for there is no practical reason why a bright yellow ball like a daisy should not be as distinctly visible to the player and his caddie against the green of the links as a white ball. We have tested the point by playing with both balls, and find that the “ Yellow Aster ” is even better than the white, for the eye of the player is not so readily distracted to other white objects lying about the green when he knows that he is searching for a yellow object. Young Tom Morris used to play with balls that had been kept a long time seasoning, causing the white paint to become yellow. Davie Strath used to banter his opponent on the fact that he had to play a man who used “ oranges.” Well, here is the orange pure and simple, and we certainly think it a notable improvement, even if it be a small one.”

Like the Yellow Aster bramble ball, the CDE? Rubber Cored bramble ball offered here is highlighted by its original yellow paint. The ball is marked “CDE”(?) on one pole and “Rubber Cored” on the other. In outstanding condition. Love the original yellow paint!