Bidspirit auction | Vintage Austad's Aluminum and Canvas

Vintage Austad's Aluminum and Canvas Golf Ball Shag Bag w/ golf balls - This vintage golf ball shag bag is a specialized tool designed for collecting practice balls from putting greens or driving ranges without the need for bending. The item features a sewn-in fabric label at the top reading Austad's in red script, followed by Sports and Leisure Worldwide and Since 1963 in smaller black text. The construction consists of a reddish-pink canvas bag with white vinyl piping, attached to a cast aluminum handle at the top. The lower section features a perforated aluminum collection tube with circular sight holes, allowing for a visual count of collected balls. The base of the tube is fitted with a spring-loaded metal claw mechanism designed to capture golf balls when pressed down. The item currently contains several golf balls.