Renovating the 

 Old Golf Ball 



Perhaps this is the great bonanza 

 of which the caddies are dreaming 



The ball is forced be- 

 tween the two spring- 

 holders on the cover 

 of one of the paint 

 pots and is lightly im- 

 paled on the center pin 



The cover of the can 

 becomes the holder for 

 dipping the ball into 

 the enamel, after 

 which it is screwed 

 back into position 



WHEN the gulf ball loses its original 

 good looks and the paint begins to 

 chip off and crack, it is thenceforth 

 regarded as praclicalK- Avorthless for a good 

 game. But a ball which has been coated 

 with enamel paint may be cleaned and 

 painted again, making it as got)d as new. 

 A kit for cleaning and painting the balls 

 consists of two cans, one No. 2, for holding 

 sufficient enamel paint to cover fifty balls, 

 and one No. i, for a supply of paint re- 

 mover, of which three bottles will be re- 

 quired. One bottle of enamel should also 

 be included in the equipment. .\ de- 

 vice for holding the balls during 

 the dijiping and dr\ing jjrocess 

 has been inxented \>y (•. H. 

 Lambert, of Asheville, N. C. 

 It consists of two spring- 

 holders and a central jiin 

 which fastens to the top of 

 the can. ' 



The ball to be renovated 

 is first washed and tlried 

 and the old paint thorough- 

 1\- removed. Then it is 

 forced between the two 

 s|)ring-hoIders on the co\'cr 

 ^(1 that it is lightly impaled 

 on the center pin. It is 

 then (lijiped into the enam- 

 el, withdrawn and the cowr 

 re\ersed and screwed on 

 the can, lea\'ing the ball in 

 its ])osi(ion on the center 

 pin until it is |)erfectly dry. 



In about two hours it will be tlr\- enough 

 to handle ;ind in about six or eight houid 

 It may be used again in the game. 



("are should be taken that the ball is 

 entirely co\-ere<I when it is dipped ii» the 

 en.imei. When it is witlidr.iwn from the 

 en.imel-balh it should be lu-ld over the c an 

 containing the enamel until the surplus 



jniint has drained off. This is a matter of 

 economy as well as cleanliness. The cover 

 should be replaced quickly over the 

 enamel-can to keep the air from the con- 

 tents. 



As the enamel becomes used up, the ball 

 may not be entirely coated by just dipping 

 it into the can, Ijut if the cover is held 

 securely in place by the thumb of one or 

 both hands, the can may be tilted and the 

 enamel splashed over the ball by shaking 

 the can from side to side. If the enamel 

 becomes too thick the enamel-thinner may 

 be added. This should be 

 stirred in thoroughly, good judg- 

 ment being used to get just the 

 right consistenc>-. If too 

 much of the thinner should 

 be used and one coating of 

 enamel should not gi\"e sat- 

 isfactor>' results the ball 

 siiould be redipped, but it 

 should first l)e rex^ersed to 

 insure an e\"en coating. 



The cigar shaped bubble-blower is 

 filled like a fountain pen, and it 

 will blow innumerable bubbles 



Johnny Blows Bubbles 

 from His Toy Cigar 



ABinBl.K-Hl.OWKR 

 that is shaped like a 

 cigar and that (ills like a 

 fountain pen eliminates the 

 muss and trouble encoun- 

 tered with the common 

 blower. After the little 

 vial shown in the illustra- 

 tion is ])artl>- filled, hundreds of bubliK-s 

 may be blown without further trouble. 

 The blower is a source of great amusement 

 to children, anil mothers like it because 

 it does not drip the suds. The youngsters 

 will doubtless regard it as being as 

 superior to (he ordinary bubble-blower as 

 a I'erfecto is to a pipe. 



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