Antique Wm Park semi long nose spoon; marked shaft; vintage golf collectible

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<font face="Arial"><font size="4">This is an early semi long nose 19th century splice neck spoon by Wm Park.&nbsp; The Park family from Musselburgh won seven Open Championships over three decades.&nbsp; <br><br>The head is dark stained, probably Beech.&nbsp; It has a full brass plate on the sole.&nbsp; The Wm PARK name is bold on the crown.&nbsp; The shaft has a Wm PARK name stamp just below the grip.&nbsp; The splice whipping has been replaced.&nbsp; There is a short piece of whipping on the shaft just above the splice whipping.&nbsp; The russet grip looks to be original. &nbsp;&nbsp; <br></font></font><br><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><font size="4">This club dates to about 1890.&nbsp; The spoon shaped head has loft of approx 18*.&nbsp; It is 40 1/2" long from the tip of the shaft to the heel of the head.&nbsp; The head is 4 1/8" long and 1 7/8" wide at the widest point of the crown.&nbsp; The face depth is 1 3/8".&nbsp; The leading edge of the ram's horn is in wonderful condition as is the sole plate.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br></font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><font face="Arial">This is a very nice piece of early golf history.&nbsp; Buy with confidence.</font> <br><br>I ship ONLY within the USA. <br></font></font>