Object Name: Club, Golf
Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT
Date: 1897—1905
Year Range from: 1897
Year Range to: 1905
Description: Wood club with sheepskin grip, scared neck, horn insert, lead backweight. Maker’s mark and shaft stamp. Natural finish on shaft and dark brown on clubhead.
Maker: BRIDGEPORT GUN IMPLEMENT CO.
Material: wood, sheepskin, lead, horn
Dimension Details: Overall: 45 1/4″ grip: 10 3/4″; clubhead: 3 1/2″ x 2 1/4″ x 1 1/8″
Marks/Inscriptions: DRIVER by BRIDGEPORT GUN IMPLEMENT CO., Bridgeport, Conn., PERIOD 1900, 18G (on card attached to shaft); {left facing arrow} B.G.I.Co. TRADEMARK {right arrow} (maker’s mark); {left arrow} B.G.I.Co. {right arrow} (shaft stamp).
Object ID: GM 64
