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Lot 257:
Description
An early 20th-century rustless iron number 1 iron golf club featuring a hand-forged head and a tapered hickory wood shaft. The club head is designed with a traditional dot-punched face pattern framed by vertical lines and a rounded toe. The back of the head is stamped with several legible marks including a circular mark reading WILLIE WALKER SHEFFIELD YORKSHIRE surrounding a central star cleek mark, and further text reading WARRANTED FORGED, No 1 IRON, and RUSTLESS IRON. The shaft is fitted with a worn leather-wrapped grip showing later black adhesive tape reinforcement. Accompanying the club is a small brown leather holster with a metal snap fastener.
Head length: 10 cm
Total length: 99 cm.
Condition report:
The rustless iron head displays surface oxidation and pitting (photo 2). The hickory shaft shows surface abrasions and minor discolouration (photo 1). The leather grip is heavily worn and dry, with a repair made using black adhesive tape (photo 1). The leather pouch shows general signs of handling and age but remains intact (photo 1).
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