Object Name: Club, Golf
Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT
Date: 1880—1890
Year Range from: 1880
Year Range to: 1890
Description: Wooden club with scared neck. Wrapped sheepskin grip. Spliced clubhead with lead backweight, horn insert, wood pegs and black finish. Maker’s stamp.
Maker: SIMPSON, R.
Material: wood, sheepskin, lead, horn
Dimension Details: Overall: 36 1/2″; grip: 11″; clubhead: 4 1/2″ x 2″ x 1 1/8″
Marks/Inscriptions: R. SIMPSON (maker’s mark), PUTTER by R. SIMPSON Carnoustic, Scotland PERIOD 1880—90 3c (on card attached to shaft)
Object ID: GM 31
