[Golf Ball] Texaco, w/ Box

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Golf Ball] Texaco, w/ Box - Ball With Box: View of Ball beside box
[Golf Ball] Texaco, w/ Box - Ball With Box

View of Ball beside box

Name/Title

[Golf Ball] Texaco, w/ Box

Entry/Object ID

2004.14.60

Tags

Golf, Golf Ball, Recreational, Texaco, Plastic, Paper, Red, Black

Description

A gold ball with original box, bearing branding for Texaco. Ball: White gold ball, with the elongated hexagonal Texaco logo on two sides. Printed between the logos is the black text: "GOLDEN RAM 90", and on the opposite side is printed "2". Box: Box has circular cut-outs on three sides (front, left, and right) to show gold ball inside. The front window has remnants of a clear plastic covering that has new become brittle and is partially missing. The top flap of the box is printed with the Texaco circle logo (red circle, with an interior white star and red "T" within the star) in the lower-right, and two bands of red and grey/silver diagonally across the upper-left. On the base is the text: "MADE IN TAIWAN".

Collection

Carol Haggerty Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Recreational Items
Novelty, Collectables, and Miscellaneous, Branded and Promotional Material

Acquisition

Accession

2004.14

Source or Donor

Carol and Elmer Haggerty, Doris Burak

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ball, Golf

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gear, Golf

Nomenclature Class

Sports Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Box

Height

65 mm

Width

60 mm

Dimension Description

Ball

Diameter

45 mm

Material

Cardboard, Plastic

Color

White, Black, Red, Gray

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Distortion, Dust / Particulate Matter, Embrittlement, Fogging, Wear, Residue

Date Examined

Feb 9, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Some points of residue on the gold ball.

Surface

Surface of the box is highly scuffed and worn, some minor loss of print colour.

Materials

Plastic from the font window has become embrittled and broken. Some sections lost, remaining is curled to the sides of the window.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

February 8, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

May 30, 2023