Sale 5269
London, South Kensington
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4 July 2007
Price realised
GBP 2,640
Estimate
A SCARED-HEAD LONG-NOSED PLAYCLUB BY JAMES WILSON the head stamped J. Wilson, circa mid-1850s with leather face insert, with original grip
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Literature
The Clubmakers's Art, Antique Golf Clubs and Their History. Jeffery B. Ellis, page 61
James Wilson was born in 1803 and is believed to have been Hugh Philp's assistant for over 20 years, before opening his own club maker's shop in the early 1850s
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