Live Auction 6021
Origins of Golf: The Jaime Ortiz-Patino Collection
Lot 317
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A VERY RARE RIFLE RUBBER CORE BALL
BY ALEXANDER HENRY, CIRCA 1903
Details
A VERY RARE RIFLE RUBBER CORE BALL
BY ALEXANDER HENRY, CIRCA 1903
Provenance
Phillips Chester, 16 July 1991, lot 433.
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Lot Essay
This rare ball was designed by the gun and rifle makers Alexander Henry of Edinburgh and was thought to fly from the tee like a bullet, if correctly positioned.
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