Lot # 403: c1920s Tuft's Lyon Paper Tees

Category: Antique Golf

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 16 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Golf Antiques - Hosted by Jeff Ellis",
which ran from 7/18/2024 6:25 PM to
7/28/2024 9:00 PM



Paper tees, made to be disposable from the get go, did not have much of a life span. Hence the ones that remain are sought after. Each of these 5 paper Tufts tees is still in like new condition. 

The Tufts tee offered here are marked around the perimeter "The Tufts Tee, Made Expressly For Tufts-Lyons Arms, Co. 609-11 So. Olive St., Los Angeles.  The Tufts-Lyons Arms Company was a sporting goods firm founded by John Quincy Adams Tufts (July 12,1840 - September 4,1902). The company ceased operation in 1930.

The ball shown is not included with this lot.