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English: Harvard University professor, George Franklin Grant, received U.S. Patent No. 638,920. This tee was a vertical rubber tube attached at its base to wood. Grant's tee was not widely adopted because he did not market it (Application filed July 1, 1899.)
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Author George Franklin Grant, US Patent Office
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George Franklin Grant, received PAT. 638,920. Vertical rubber tube attached to a wood base

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