Jeannie Macneil, GB189721360A
Improvements in the Manufacture of Golf Balls.
Image credit: Macneil, J. (1897)
On August 13, 1898, Jeannie MacNeil, a golf ball maker from Glasgow, UK, was awarded a patent for inventing a novel golf ball. The ball was made from a combination of glue or gelatine, cork or leather, and bichromate of potash, pressed together in an appropriate mold and left to season.
Date of Application: 17 September 1897
Date of Issuance: 13 August 1898
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