Improvements in Golf Balls.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Golf Balls.
We, PETER GRAY FERNIE, of London Scottish Club, Wimbledon Common,
Professional Golfer, JAMES MCHARDY, of 83, Talgarth Road, West Kensington,
Professor of Music, and DAVID STANLEY FROY, of Brunswick Works, Hammer-
smith, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention, which relates to improvements in golf balls, consists in pro-
ducing the indentations in the ball, in such a manner as, practically to preserve
the exact spherical form of the extreme continuous surface of the ball.
This object is attained by moulding the said ball so as to present the smooth
spherical extreme surface punched (or otherwise indentated) with any number
of suitable isolated indentations-(preferably centre-punch-marks).
Thus, it will be evident that, whereas all processes hitherto employed produce
a ball with ribs or points (practically, a sphere with excrescences) our inven-
tion enables us to produce a ball, the extreme surface of which shall preserve
the spherical form, uninterrupted by continuous grooves or indentations, and
merely provided with the isolated indentations hereinbefore described.
041 1 of Octaban 1807
PETER
FERNIE.
JAMES MCHARDY.
D. STANLEY FROY.
Improvements in Golf Balls.
We, PETER GRAY FERNIE, Professional Golfer, of London Scottish Club,
Wimbledon Common, JAMES MCHARDY, Professor of Music, of 83, Talgarth
Road, West Kensington, and DAVID STANLEY FROY, Manufacturer, of Brunswick
Works, Hammersmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in golf-balls and has for object to
provide a golf-ball in which the exact spherical form of the extreme continuous
surface, or periphery, of the ball, shall be preserved.
And in order that this our said invention may be the more readily understood
and carried into practical effect, we have appended hereto a sheet of drawings
wherein is illustrated a golf-ball made in accordance with such invention.

page_text: In carrying the invention into practice we mould the golf-ball a in any suit-
able well known manner and produce upon the smooth spherical extreme surface,
or periphery a', any suitable number of isolated indentations, which may be
produced by means of a centre-punch or other convenient means.
From the foregoing it will be evident that, whereas all golf-balls hitherto
produced had thereon ribs, points or projections, so that such golf-balls were
practically spheres with excrescences on same, our invention enables us to pro-
duce a golf-ball, in which the extreme surface or periphery of same shall
preserve the spherical form uninterrupted by continuous grooves or indenta-
tions, and merely be provided with the isolated indentations b as described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
In golf-balls, the isolated indentations whereby the exact spherical form
of the extreme continuous surface, or periphery is preserved, substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this 25th day of July 1898.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
For the Applicant.