Object Name: Club, Golf
Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT
Date: c. 1880
Description: Leather grip, no shaft stamp. natural color shaft and clubhead. Scared neck, backweight, leather face insert, maker’s mark.
Maker: PHILP, HUGH
Dimension Details: Overall: 45 7/8″; grip: 11 7/8″; clubhead: 5″ x 1 7/8″ x 1″; leather face insert: 2 3/8″ x 5/8″
Marks/Inscriptions: LONG SPOON or DRIVER by HUGH PHILP, St. Andrews, Scotland, PERIOD 1820—30, 12A (on card tied to shaft); H.PHILP (maker’s mark) 12 (on tag affixed to shaft)
Additional Notes: Leather face inserts used after gutta percha balls were invented in 1880s. Insert fits well and wear on leather matches wear on clubhead. Leather appears to be contemporary to manufacture of club. So club probably dates from 1880. Leather grip is coated so also probably dates past 1880.
Object ID: GM 187
