Golf Ball Marker, used by Harry Warren: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This golf ball marker was made by Swinston Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, undetermined date. It a made of chrome-plated metal with metal type that spells out the name “Harry Warren.” With original box and instructions. The box is printed:

Materials, dates and provenance

• manufacturer: Swinston Company
• Object Name: marker
• Physical Description: metal (overall material)
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Measurements: marker: 2 1/8 in x 4 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 12.065 cm x 4.7625 cm
• Measurements: box: 2 3/16 in x 5 in x 2 3/16 in; 5.55625 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.55625 cm
• place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
• ID Number: 2002.3101.15
• patent number: 1633526
• patent number: 1701921
• patent number: 1721965
• patent number: 1817317
• catalog number: 2002.3101.15
• nonaccession number: 2002.3101
• Credit Line: Gift of Jophe Jones and Julia Riva
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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