Description: I HAVE MANY PIECES THAT SHOW A GREAT GOLF HISTORY, INCLUDES OVER 100 VINTAGE GOLF BALLS AT A WIDE RANGE OF PRICES, ALSO VINTAGE GOLF TEES, BALL MARKERS, DIVOT TOOLS, CLUBS, MEDALS, AND MORE. SEE MY STORE AND FOLLOW ME FOR OTHER GREAT UNITQUE GIFTS FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THERE ARE OVER 800 UNIQUE GIFTS CUDAHY'S PURITAN ANTIQUE VINTAGE UNIQUE GOLF BALL 4 VINTAGE GOLF TEES DISPLAY Items are guaranteed as described or as pictured. Pictures are not perfect, they can show lighter or darker that the piece, i take many pictures of each piece and try to find the ones the best represent the piece being sold. If for any reason do not like the item you can return it. This is a great collectable that most people have never seen and is a great conversation piece or desktop display. If your are looking for more for your collection or for your man cave, check out my other items for sell. I will combine shipping on everything I sell, if items can be shipped in the same package. Please take a good look at the pictures to see condition for yourself. I have been collecting for over 30 years and have a large antique and vintage golf collection. I will be selling a large selection of golf stuff over the next several months. SOLD AS IS..PLEASE REVIEW ALL PICTURES BEFORE BIDDING. GOOD LUCK.. PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS IS THE ITEM OR ITEMS YOU WANT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ITEM OR ITEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANKS The History Of The Golf TeeIn the early days of golf, dating back to the 1400s in Scotland, players did not have manufactured tees. Instead, they created small mounds of sand or dirt to elevate the ball before their first shot. Golfers would either carry small containers of sand with them around the course, or use boxes of sand placed at each tee box. They would form these mounds using either his hands or a cone-shaped mold at each hole to tee up their ball. This practice remained standard for centuries, as no alternative teeing method had yet been developed. There are many different sizes and shapes of sand tee molds and the cost is from several hundred dollars to several thousand. You could imagine the mess you had with just creating one tee. The wet towel and dirty hands gave way to the first golf tees. Golfers where in search of reusable tees. Starting with paper then cork and rubber. The world?s first patented golf tee was invented by two Scots: William Bloxsom and Arthur Douglas. Their patent document is dated 1889 and describes a small rubber plate with a raised ball support in the form of upright prongs or a hollow cylinder. This tee sat up on top of the ground and became cumbersome in windy conditions. There had to be a way to fix it to the ground.The first invention to stop your ball from rolling away was the ?Perfectum? The Perfectum was patented in 1892 by Percy Ellis of Surrey, England. It was made of an iron spike base and round rubber pegs to hold the ball in place. The Perfectum was the first tee to be placed in the ground. In 1897, Scottish inventor PM Matthews patented a tee called the ?Vector? with a metal spike and rubber cup to hold the ball which further held the ball in place. The first really famous patent for a golf tee came from inventor Dr. George Grant. A dentist from the Boston area and one of the first black graduates from Harvard Dental School, Grant invented the first American wooden golf tee. The tee consisted of a wooden peg attached to a rubber tube with a cup on the top to hold the ball. Grant designed the tee to be less rigid at the top and more stable at the bottom. Grant didn?t announce , promote, or sell his work and was unnoticed for a long time. Although not the world?s first golf tee Grant was credited by the USGA in 1991 as the original inventor of the wooden golf tee.The first patented and marketed tee was invented by another dentist named Dr. William Lowell. Dr. Lowell?s patented ?Reddy Tee? is the first modern golf tee. The familliar one piece wooden peg with hollowed out top became the standard even today. Dr. Lowell even had golf great Walter Hagen advertising his invention.Although there where many other golf tee inventions, these are the main ones. Technology has brought golf a long way and the golf tee is no exception. What?s next for the golf tee? It?s all up to the Rules of Golf.
Price: 29.92 USD
Location: Ogden, Utah
End Time: 2025-01-18T22:28:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Vintage: Yes
