Vintage Sunday Club, Golf Club Walking Stick

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Category

Golf Clubs

Accessories Walking Sticks

Reference

28604

Golf Club Walking Stick, Antique Sunday Club.
A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking stick has a persimmon socket head handle with brass collar, a pegged horn insert and a lead weight to the rear. It is with hickory shaft and the cane end has a brass ferrule.

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:

Height 87 cm / 34 "

Width 7.5 cm / 3 "

Depth 4 cm / 1 ³⁄₄"

Period

1900-1949

Year

Circa 1900 - 1920

Country

United Kingdom

Condition

Good clean original condition.