c.1930 Unmarked Ring Pattern Golf Ball
This is an antique golf ball featuring a ring-pattern or bullseye design, characterized by rows of raised concentric circles across the surface. This style represents a transitional period in golf equipment history between the smooth gutta-percha balls and the modern dimpled covers. The ball is constructed with a dark core material, visible through areas of paint loss, consistent with late 19th to early 20th-century gutta-percha or early rubber-core manufacturing. The exterior is finished with a white coating that has aged over time.
A maker mark is present on the surface but is heavily worn and fragmented. The mark consists of black printed characters, though the complete name is not legible due to extensive surface cracking and paint loss. In one section, the letters S, L, and A are partially visible, followed by an indeterminate character that may be a Z or a B..
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