Golf Walking Stick
Golf Walking Stick
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Antique Sunday Club, Golf Club Walking Stick.
A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking stick has a small persimmon socket head handle with a pegged horn insert and a lead weight to the rear. It is with a beautifully grained hard wood shaft with black whipping and a brass ferrule at the end.
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 1930's
persimmon wood
United Kingdom
Good usable walking stick with a solid shaft.
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