Wieboldt's Golf Balls
1.7" / 6 pcs
$29.99
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Bring a piece of Chicago retail history to the course with these Wieboldt's Golf Balls. Founded by William A. Wieboldt in 1883, the department store became a familiar part of life for downtown and suburban shoppers. Its story spans a State Street flagship, neighborhood branches, S&H Green Stamps, and a centennial celebrated in 1983. For golfers who collect reminders of local institutions, or former customers who remember Wieboldt's across the Chicago area, this product connects a day of play with a distinctive chapter in regional retail history.
Wieboldt Stores, Inc., known as Wieboldt's, was a Chicago general retailer founded in 1883 by storekeeper William A. Wieboldt. Its flagship stood at State and Madison streets in downtown Chicago. In 1961, the company acquired the failed Mandel Brothers store on State Street and a smaller branch at Lincoln Village shopping center. By the 1970s, Wieboldt's operated more than 15 stores across the Chicago metropolitan area. The chain marked its centennial in April 1983 with a message looking toward a “New Tomorrow.” During the 1980s, it struggled to remain profitable and entered bankruptcy in 1986. Store closures followed in 1987: most locations shut on March 10, while the State Street flagship closed on July 18 and some other branches remained open later that year. The State Street building had been reduced from nine stories to five floors in 1985. Wieboldt's also gave customers S&H Green Stamps, with redemption centers in its stores, and sponsored broadcasts featuring The Cinnamon Bear in the 1940s and 1950s and again in the mid-1980s. Its Chicago radio advertisements during Cubs games in the early 1960s featured Jack Quinlan and Lou Boudreau.
Get 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.
Wieboldt's Golf Balls
$29.99
Sale price
$29.99
Regular price
Bring a piece of Chicago retail history to the course with these Wieboldt's Golf Balls. Founded by William A. Wieboldt in 1883, the department store became a familiar part of life for downtown and suburban shoppers. Its story spans a State Street flagship, neighborhood branches, S&H Green Stamps, and a centennial celebrated in 1983. For golfers who collect reminders of local institutions, or former customers who remember Wieboldt's across the Chicago area, this product connects a day of play with a distinctive chapter in regional retail history.
Wieboldt Stores, Inc., known as Wieboldt's, was a Chicago general retailer founded in 1883 by storekeeper William A. Wieboldt. Its flagship stood at State and Madison streets in downtown Chicago. In 1961, the company acquired the failed Mandel Brothers store on State Street and a smaller branch at Lincoln Village shopping center. By the 1970s, Wieboldt's operated more than 15 stores across the Chicago metropolitan area. The chain marked its centennial in April 1983 with a message looking toward a “New Tomorrow.” During the 1980s, it struggled to remain profitable and entered bankruptcy in 1986. Store closures followed in 1987: most locations shut on March 10, while the State Street flagship closed on July 18 and some other branches remained open later that year. The State Street building had been reduced from nine stories to five floors in 1985. Wieboldt's also gave customers S&H Green Stamps, with redemption centers in its stores, and sponsored broadcasts featuring The Cinnamon Bear in the 1940s and 1950s and again in the mid-1980s. Its Chicago radio advertisements during Cubs games in the early 1960s featured Jack Quinlan and Lou Boudreau.
Get 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.
.: Material: Suryln cover + rubber/hard plastic core
.: One size: 1.68" (4.3cm)
.: A pack of 6 golf balls
.: One design for the whole set