Object Name: Club, Golf
Other Name: CLUB, METAL, WOOD SHAFT
Date: ca 1920
Description: Steel shafted with wood, iron and brass on clubhead. Leather grip. Maker’s mark and lined face.
Added whipping (twine) at base of shaft.
Maker: HORTON GOLF CO.
Material: wood, leather, brass, steel
Dimension Details: Overall: 43 7/8″ grip: 13″ clubhead: 3″ x 2 1/4″ x 1 1/4″
Marks/Inscriptions: DRIVER, THE HORTON WONDER CLUB, PERIOD 1920, The first steel shafted club used on the Virginia Peninsula and guaranteed by the makers not to hook or slice. Donated by Dr. G. E. Petty, Newport News, Va. 1H (on card attached to shaft); Waverly Horton Wonder Club, Patented Dec 7, 1920 (maker’s mark)
Object ID: GM 86