{"product_id":"chappells-golf-balls","title":"Chappell's Golf Balls","description":"GhostCorp Apparel - resurrecting iconic corporate ghosts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdd a regional history connection to time on the course with Chappell's golf balls. The Chappell family opened its Syracuse department store in 1896, building a chain that served shoppers around central and northern New York for nearly a century. Its stores became part of community shopping life before the business was sold in 1994. This set is a memorable pick for golfers with Syracuse roots, former Chappell's customers, and collectors drawn to the story of independent department stores.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChappell's was a family-owned department store chain based in Syracuse, New York. The business opened in 1896 and continued for nearly a century, closing in 1994. At its peak, the chain operated ten stores across the Syracuse area and in Cortland, Watertown, and Massena. Its locations included a downtown Syracuse store and outlets in shopping centers across central and northern New York, among them Shop City Plaza, Carousel Center, Fingerlakes Mall, and Salmon Run Mall. In January 1992, the corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of its reorganization, four stores closed. Under pressure from creditors, chairman Charles A. Chappell Jr., a grandson of the founder, sold the company and its remaining six stores to Bon-Ton Stores in October 1994. The sale marked the end of Chappell's as an independent family-owned chain and its transition to new ownership. The company’s history reflects the growth of regional department-store retailing, the role of malls in its store network, and the financial pressures that reshaped the chain in its final years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet your audience in the zone with these personalized golf balls. Available in budget-friendly six packs, these golf balls are made with 100% surlyn. Your artwork, photos, or names go on all six balls, in vivid detail and color. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e.: Material: Suryln cover + rubber\/hard plastic core\u003cbr\u003e.: One size: 1.68\" (4.3cm) \u003cbr\u003e.: A pack of 6 golf balls \u003cbr\u003e.: One design for the whole set \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"1.7\" \/ 6 pcs","offer_id":54667129192732,"sku":"15089550181388666115","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/2517\/5580\/files\/17999701972584208136_2048.jpg?v=1791332092","url":"https:\/\/ghostcorpapparel.com\/products\/chappells-golf-balls","provider":"Ghost Corp Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}