Lot # 254: Circa 1899 Haskell Bramble Gutta Percha Golf Ball

Category: Golf Balls

Starting Bid: $100.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer 2020 Auction",
which ran from 9/9/2020 6:00 PM to
9/26/2020 7:00 PM



Simply put, the Haskell revolutionized the game. Golf clubs are often what get all of the attention and fanfare, but the golf ball is what drove the game throughout history. One of golf's greatest advancements is with this ball - the Haskell bramble.

The Haskell may look like other golf balls of its day, but what's inside altered golf forever. In 1898, a casual golfer named Coburn Haskell suggested to a golfing buddy who worked at B.F. Goodrich Company in Cleveland, Ohio that he ought to make a golf ball from the rubber material he noticed at B.F. Goodrich. What resulted was a rubber wound golf ball that changed history.

This original Haskell bramble golf ball is in Fair to Good condition.