Charles Millar Golf Club Walking Stick, Brass Head
Charles Millar Golf Club Walking Stick, Brass Head
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Golf Club Walking Stick, brass Head, Thistle brand.
A good sunday club walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head made by the cleekmaker Charles Millar. The gentleman's walking stick has a brass club head handle stamped with 'Thistle Brand' cleek mark and mounted on a hickory shaft and finished with an old brass ferrule end. Charles Millar was a prolific cleekmaker from Glasgow who started in business in 1895 and primarily used a 'Thistle' cleek mark. The mark on this walking stick was in use from 1905 - 1910.
The ban on golfing on the Sabbath, Sunday, had the effect of the club makers producing walking sticks for canny golfers. They fashioned the canes with a golf club head as a handle and they became known as 'Sunday Clubs' or 'Sabbath sticks'. It is said that on the Sabbath a Sunday Club owner, when nobody was looking, could still enjoy a crafty putt or swing.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
Circa 1905
Brass & hickory
Scotland
Very nice original condition with wear and some nicks.
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