Antique Wm Park smooth face iron; marked shaft; vintage golf history

This is an early smooth face cleek iron by Wm Park.  It appears to be from circa 1885-1890.  The Park family from Musselburgh won seven Open Championships over three decades.  The face of the blade is 4" across.  The top of the blade has a nice 'squared' look to it at the hosel.  The hosel knicking is quite thick.  The W PARK on the head is strong.  The rest of the oval name stamp is weak but visible.  The PARK name is also strong on the original shaft just below the grip.  This shaft appears to be lemonwood, one of Park's preferred shaft choices.  The grip is a period type wrap that looks recently put in place.  The club is 39" long to the heel of the blade.  It has a loft of 18* and has a swing weight of E1.     

This very nice early club from Park will make a very nice addition to your collection.  Buy with confidence. 
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