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This was found in our attic floor, my wife's G. G Grandfather play golf these years with Francis Ouimet around Boston.
Manhattan Golf tee made by Reddy 1915 | ||
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Posted 11 years ago
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This was found in our attic floor, my wife's G. G Grandfather play golf these years with Francis Ouimet around Boston.
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That is a neat advertising piece. What is it made of and what was it used for?
I love the mystery of old items like this. After some quick research I find the Reddy Tee wood peg as seen on your item, was not invented until 1921 and was patented in 1925. So why does your item have a patent date of 1915?
I also found this on the Manhattan Tee dated 1915, the rubber tee you have.
http://vintage-reprints.com/catalog/1915-abert-weighted-golf-tee-manhattan-patent-47646-47646.html
Could the Reddy Tee Co. have advertised on the older rubber tees to get the word out?
In saw only 1 of these on Ebay, anyway i did read that they were made for only a few years after 1915. There was other company's which made these also i found. Its a weighted the large end, the other end you place a golf ball, as you hit the ball the rubber will stay. This man in our family played golf from 1899-1926 I know at lest these yrs. He work in Boston in Wright & Ditson all these years. Lot at my other shots i put here, and here
http://www.wrightandditson.com/pages/history
Is there a statute of limitations on posts like this? Just wanted to add that "Manhattan Tees" like this were sold as recently as the 50's/60's . I have one in the original box (they were sold individually like candy bars w/12 to the box). I'm sure of those dates because the box has an address with a postal zone. Otherwise, they are identical except the newer ones are made with red rubber molded onto the metal disc which served to weigh the tee down during use.
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