Unusual Antique Hickory Shaft Tom Stewart St Andrews Driving Mashie Play/Collect

This item is a right handed 38 3/4" lined face club. Made by the famous cleek maker Tom Stewart of St Andrews Scotland. Tom Stewart was one of the most prolific makers of quality clubs in Scotland and Stewart made club heads for many of the different pros and retailers in the UK and US. This one has the famous Stewart pipe cleek mark with NO registration information below on the back. Also marked for and retailed by Herd & Yeoman of Chicago. Not marked as to what club it is but it has a mashie style head and 26* loft so I believe it is best called a driving mashie. It is a very unusual Stewart iron in that it has no registration below the pipe mark (pre 1905) but has a lined face. Most of the earlier Stewart irons were smooth faced. With the Herd & Yeoman mark it was probably made in 1902-1904. The head is clean and not all rusted but does have the expected play nicks and dings and discoloration. A very heavy E3 swingweight with good sole width which is unusual for a long iron. Please look at the zoom pictures as they should accurately represent the condition. The shaft is an old stiff marked hickory. It is straight, I see no cracks and it is tight at the hosel (all hickory shafts should be re-set prior to play). The grip is an old built up sueded russet long leather wrap that is in good vintage condition except a small part of the grip is missing at the top. Interesting play or collect Stewart iron.   Shipping in the US is calculated for this item and based on a 2 pound box. The closer you are to me in NC (27712 zip) the less shipping will be. That is the way shipping works as it costs me more to ship a greater distance with all the carriers. I do ship pretty much worldwide but shipping is a lot more to foreign locations. It is also calculated. In accordance with the current Ebay policy I am only allowed to state that I accept payment via Paypal. NC residents must add 7.5% sales tax.