This page was last updated on 10 October 2021 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names Douglas sand tee gun                     Before the advent of tees, the early golfers had to craft a mound from the dampened sand found in a box near to the teeing area. The ball would be perched on top of this sand mound ready to be swept off by the wooden driving club. (Of course, it usually fell to the caddie to make the mound.) The first major development was the invention of metal tee moulds. These were designed to quickly and simply make a uniformly shaped and sized sand mound. For example the Ransome brass 'Double Golf Tee Stamp' of 1900 afforded the golfer two choices of teeing heights (for either woods or irons) by using either end of the mould. Later these moulds became more sophisticated with springs and plungers. Although brass was the more popular medium, our reader's British Douglas Sand Tee Gun with is cylindrical plunger was made of stainless steel. Sand was pushed into the mould and when the spring loaded top was depressed it ejected a perfectly formed sand tee…'any caddie can use it…makes perfect moulds…always same height…thus ensuring consistent driving.' The other one is an American made 'K-D' tee 'mold' and dates to the 1920s. It was made from polished aluminium and its makers advertised that 'you can make ten million tees of absolutely uniform height quicker and neater by hand.' VALUE: Both tee moulds are collectible. At auction the stainless steel Douglas would fetch £150 and the alloy K-D £100.       Any contributions will be gratefully accepted     Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up!

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