Recently, I visited my uncle George Davis, and he gave me two antique golf clubs that belonged to his uncle (my great uncle) Elmer Davis. One of the clubs was a Vulcan spoon V-16, what amounts to a 3-wood. It has an early steel shaft that isn’t nearly as big or graduated as today’s, but the head is about the same size as a modern 3-metal. Interestingly, the hosel of the shaft is bored through to the sole of the head. The club is 75 years old, but the technology is about the same. Only the materials are different.
The other club was a hickory shafted putter made by Tom Stewart at St. Andrews in Scotland in the early 1900s. Made for MacGregor, the head has the numeral 10 stamped on it as well as a tobacco pipe, which I’ve learned is a maker’s mark.
One is worth about $10 and the offset putter with the original grip has a $100 price tag. I won’t sell them - it’s not worth the effort. But I thought I might put the putter in my bag for a round or two just to see what happens. It sure is strikingly different than my Two Ball putter with the soft face. I’ll get back to you on how it works.
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