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EARLY 19TH CENTURY IRONS In the early days, the majority of blacksmith-made clubs were crude, with a few exceptions, as perhaps the blacksmith had no great interest or understanding of the game. But slowly, in the beginning of the 19th Century, these early blacksmith made iron clubs begin to have cleaner lines, better balance and an overall refinement. And as the golf ball evolved from the feather filled to the gutta percha, the usefulness of iron clubs for a golfer becomes more apparent.

A RARE BLACKSMITH-MADE TRACK-IRON

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Details

A RARE BLACKSMITH-MADE TRACK-IRON
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With well dished head and hand-hammered face and knopped hozel, the hickory shaft with crossed thread and sheepskin grip

Provenance

The Property of a Royal Golf Club, Christie's Scotland, 16 July 1992, lot 403.