Plated Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club
Plated Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club
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Iron Sunday Club, Golf Walking Stick.
An original Victorian iron golf club walking stick with hickory shaft and replaced brass ferrule. The gentleman's walking stick has a golf club head handle in the form of a Mashie iron. The plated head with dot punched face markings and is stamped to the rear with The Arms of the Duke of Cornwall and the motto 'One & All'.
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 1910
Steel and wood
United Kingdom
Very nice condition, replaced brass ferrule.
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