Vintage Golf Club, Wooden Head Putter By Charlie Hunter of Prestwick
Vintage Golf Club, Wooden Head Putter By Charlie Hunter of Prestwick
Antique Scared Head Putter, Charlie Hunter.
A good long nose style putter by Charlie Hunter, Prestwick. The golf club has a lead weight to the rear, traditional horn slip along the leading edge of the sole, the stained polished beech wood head stamped 'C. Hunter', the original hickory shaft and sheep skin leather grip. This is a very nice example of a scared head golf club from the 1890's in excellent condition made by the famous Prestwick professional and club maker 'Charlie Hunter', he was also professional at Royal Blackheath Golf Club for a brief period.
Approximate head size:-
a = 7cm
b = 2.8cm
c = 4.8cm
The early clubs are made with long slender shallow-faced heads with an ash or hickory shaft glued to the head by means of a splice or scare joint. This joint is then further strengthened by whipping with a pitched thread. All beautifully hand made by craftsmen of the time.
Dimensions:
1850-1899
Circa 1890
Beech-wood
Scotland
C. Hunter
Generally good and all original, with a crack on the club head (see images).
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