Object Name: Club, Golf
Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT
Date: ca 1898
Description: Wood club with scared neck, leather grip, lined face, backweight and horn sole insert. Maker’s mark. Natural finish on clubhead and medium brown finish on shaft.
Maker: CONROY, THOS. J.
Material: wood, leather, horn
Dimension Details: Overall: 41″; grip: 11 3/4″; clubhead: 3″ x 2 1/4″ x 1 1/4″
Marks/Inscriptions: DRIVER by THOS. J. CONROY, New York, PERIOD 1895—1900, Donated by F.R. White, Newport News, Va. 9G (on card attached to shaft); 196 (on tag affixed to shaft), THOS. J. CONROY’S TOURNAMENT GOLF CLUBS, NEW YORK (maker’s mark on top of clubhead).
Additional Notes: Thos. J. Conroy manufactured and imported golf clubs, fishing tackle and sporting goods. In a 1898 ad, he claimed “All my clubs are made by Scotch and English Club Makers and all are hand—made”. (Golf, Vol. 2, 1898)
Object ID: GM 96
