Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1895 Description: Henley gutta percha, mesh pattern ball Maker: W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Cable Works, London, England Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—3/4″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: HENLEY (on both sides) Additional Notes: This ball is featured in an advertisement in Golf Illustrated, Volume 13 (1902) Object ID:…
Object Name: Ball, Golf Other Name: Ball, Guttie Date: ca 1896 Description: Gutta Percha ‘Melfort’ golf ball made by W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Cable Works; line mesh pattern Maker: W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Cable Works Co., Ltd., London, England Material: gutta percha Dimension Details: 1—11/16″ (diameter) Marks/Inscriptions: MELFORT Additional Notes: The company began making golf balls after…
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT Date: 1860 Description: Wooden club with scared neck, leather grip, horn insert, spliced neck and backweight. Black finish. Maker’s stamp. Maker: WILSON, J. Material: wood, leather, horn, lead Dimension Details: Overall: 43 1/2″; grip: 12″; clubhead: 4 1/4″ x 2 5/8″ x 1 1/8″ Marks/Inscriptions:…
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, METAL, WOOD SHAFT Date: 1920 Description: Leather grip, natural shaft, ambidextrous aluminum clubhead with brass inserts and diamond cuts on each side. Natural color shaft. No shaft stamps, no maker’s marks. Maker: WILSON Dimension Details: Overall: 34 1/4″; grip: 14 1/8″; clubhead: 5 1/4″ (hosel to toe); 3…
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT Date: 1800? Description: Leather grip, natural shaft, golden clubhead, lined face, scared neck, horn insert. Maker: UNKNOWN or GARDINER Dimension Details: Overall: 46″; grip: 12 1/8″; clubhead: 6″ heel to toe) x 1 5/8″ x 1 1/8″ Marks/Inscriptions: PLAY CLUB or DRIVER MAKER UNKNOWN. Has…
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, METAL, WOOD SHAFT Date: unknown Description: Leather grip, natural color hickory shaft, no shaft stamp, steel cleek clubhead with oval bulbous weight in center back. Bore—through hosel. Shaft altered. Age of grip may not match clubhead. Maker: UNKNOWN Dimension Details: Overall” 41 7/8″; grip: 12 7/8″; blade: 6″…
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, METAL, WOOD SHAFT Date: ca. 1910 Description: Black leather grip, natural finish shaft, oval center shaft clubhead, waffle face. No marks. Maker: UNKNOWN Dimension Details: Overall: 33 1/4″; grip: 14 3/4″; clubhead:6″ (hosel to toe), 4 3/8″ x 1 5/8″ x 1″ Marks/Inscriptions: PUTTER, MAKER UNKNOWN, PERIOD 1910,…
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, METAL, WOOD SHAFT Description: Leather grip, medium brown shaft, shaft stamp, maker’s mark, metal blade. Maker: FORGAN, ROBERT Object ID: GM 131
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT Date: 1880 Description: Wooden club with scared neck, cork grip, spliced clubhead, backweight and horn insert. Black finish. No maker’s stamp. Maker: UNKNOWN Material: wood, cork, horn, lead Dimension Details: Overall” 39 3/4″ grip: 11 5/8″; clubhead: 4 1/2″ x 2 7/8″ x 1″ Marks/Inscriptions:…
Object Name: Club, Golf Other Name: CLUB, WOOD, WOOD SHAFT Date: 1860—1880 Year Range from: 1860 Year Range to: 1880 Description: Wooden club with scared neck, spliced clubhead, leather grip covered with gutta percha (?), backweight, sole weight, horn insert and wood insert face plate. Black finish. No maker’s mark. Maker: UNKNOWN Material: wood, leather,…
