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Golf Club
Golf Club

Golf Club

RetailerSold by G. Fox and Co. American, founded 1847
Date1910-1950
MediumPainted hickory with leather grip and metal platesat base of club
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x depth): 44 x 3 x 4in. (111.8 x 7.6 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionWooden golf club, retailed by G. Fox & Co., that is probably made of hickory, with brown leather hand grip. The base of the club is painted black and had two metal plates as part of the original construction; one has been lost. The club is marked "Orient".
Object number2000.154.15
MarkingsMarked on top of base of club: "G. FOX & CO. / ORIENT / HARTFORD, CONN"
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