Golf Club
Nom de l'objet : | Golf Club |
Autre artiste : | ROBERT FORGAN |
Type de l'objet : | PLAY CLUB |
Discipline : | Golf History |
Matériaux : | HEAD " WOOD, BACK WEIGHT " LEAD INSERT " HORN PEGS " WOOD WHIPPING - TWINE COATED WITH TAR SHAFT " WOOD GRIP " LEATHER LISTING " CLOTH NAILS - IRON |
Numéro d'accession : | 995.02.01 |
Date absolue : | c. 1863-1870 |
Description : | RIGHT-HANDED, LONG NOSE WOODEN HEAD, stained DARK BROWN, EXCEPT ON THE FACE. TOP OF THE HEAD HAS "R. FORGAN" OVER THE PRINCE OF WALES PLUME MARK. THE FACE IS SCORED WITH HORIZONTAL LINES, WITH 8 DIAGONAL ADDITIONAL LINES MAKING A CRISS-CROSS PATTERN. THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGE HAS A HORN INSERT HELD WITH THREE WOODEN PEGS. THE BACK OF THE HEAD HELD A LEAD WEIGHT INSERT, IT IS NOW A HOLLOW SPACE, PROBABLY REMOVED TO ADJUST THE WEIGHT. THE HOSEL IS SPLICED TO THE SHAFT. THE HEAD IS ATTACHED TO THE SHAFT WITH WHIPPING. THE SHAFT IS WOOD, VERY SMALL DIAMETER. THE GRIP IS A LEATHER STRIP WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT OVER A WHITE CLOTH LISTING. THE GRIP HAS WHIPPING AROUND THE BOTTOM, OVER A NAIL, AND WHIPPING ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY UP THE GRIP. THE TOP OF THE GRIP HAS A NAIL THROUGH IT, AND MARKS FROM WHERE WHIPPING USED TO BE. |
Hauteur : | LENGTH; TOP OF SHAFT TO BOTTOM OF SPLICE - 108.0 CM.; GRIP - 33.0 CM.; HEAD - 12.0 CM.; INSERT - 9.0 CM. WIDTH OF HEAD - 5.0 CM. |
Nom des parties composantes : | PEGS WHIPPING SHAFT HEAD BACK WEIGHT INSERT GRIP LISTING NAILS |
Étiquette ou poinçon : | R. FORGAN |
Événements, lieux, personnes : | ROBERT FORGAN PRINCE OF WALES PLUME CLEEK MARK LONG NOSE PLAY CLUB |
Établissement : | Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum Facebook-Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum |
Ville de l'établissement : | Oakville |
Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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