Object Name: Club, Golf
Other Name: CLUB, METAL, WOOD SHAFT
Date: unknown
Description: Leather grip, natural shaft, ribbed face, maker’s marks and reseller’s marks.
Maker: SPALDING, A.G. & BROS.
Dimension Details: Overall: 36 5/8″; grip: 11 5/8″; clubhead: 5 1/4″ (hosel to toe), 3 1/2″ x 1 7/8′ x 1″
Marks/Inscriptions: BACKSPIN MASHIE RIBBED FACE by WILLIAM WINTON Imported and Shafted by WALTER BECKETT, Norfolk, Va. PERIOD 1915—20,, Ribbed face clubs ruled illegal by U.S.G.A. 1921, Donated by G.A. Parker, Newport News, Va. 25I (on card tied to shaft) Marks: ACCURATE over arrow facing towards heel; worn hammer mark at toe; roses at toe and heel. Reseller’s stamp: WALTER BECKET, NORFOLK, VA. COUNTRY CLUB (in oval)
Additional Notes: Spalding marks on back of clubhead typical for clubs that were exported out of London for resale by golf club pros and sporting goods companies. Purchasers would add their own marks prior to sale. Walter Beckett was the club pro at the Norfolk Country Club.
Object ID: GM 204
