Acushnet Company (which includes Titleist, FootJoy, Scotty Cameron, Knight, and other golf product brands). On May 20, 2011 it was announced that a Korean group associated with Fila Korea, Ltd. and Mirae Asset Private Equity would purchase Acushnet for $1.23 billion in cash. Founded in Acushnet, Massachusetts by Philip E. "Skipper" Young in 1910, the Acushnet Process Company focused on deresinating latex and supplying rubber to industry, and over time began to make their own rubber-based products including water bottles and bathing caps. Eventually, Acushnet Process became a manufacturer of golf equipment, principally, golf balls. In 1932, the company sectioned into two
Sports figurines According to an article from the St. Louis Bi-State Region Report, the popularity of sports figurine continues to grow. Hartland Figurines is the most well known company of making and selling sports figurines. Hartland was founded in 1941 and was the first company to manufacture licensed sports figurines. The first series they produced was the 900 series in 1958, "using mold-injected acetate plastic resin. The figures were then hand painted using an acetate-based paint". Hartland Plastics has been producing pieces of Sports memorabilia since the 1950s. In the years since, sports action figures have been produced using hard plastic, rubber,