Antique Hickory Shaft 393 Splice Neck Brassie/Spoon BGI R B Wilson Shinnecock

This item is an antique right handed 40 3/4" wood. Unmarked on the crown but has 393 on the heel. The shaft is stamped R B Wilson St Andrews. Wilson was a noted Scottish cleek (iron) maker from St Andrews. He first came to the US in to take a position at Shinnecock on Long Island in 1896. He remained at Shinnecock until 1898 (returned home to Scotland during the off season winters). He was also at Deal  in NY 1898, Lakewood, NJ 1899, Hartford,CT 1900 and Saratoga, NY 1901. The back of the neck of this club is stamped 393 so I suspect the head was made by BGI as they used these number stampings on their woods. The 393 indicates a BGI bulger head brassie or spoon. It has a full wrap around brass sole plate and a loft of 15* so probably best called a spoon. It was either shafted by Wilson while in the US or re-shafted by Wilson for one of his members. The head is in good condition. Has the expected play nicks and dings but no cracks. Please look at the many zoom pictures to get a better idea of condition. The shaft is an old hickory.  As mentioned above it is stamped for R B Wilson St Andrews. The shaft has a very minor bend and I see no cracks in the shaft. It is tight at the splice joinder. Some of the whipping is coming unravelled. All that remains of the grip is the thick felt underlisting and it is held in place by tape at the bottom and top. Interesting display club with lots of early American golf history but no for play.     Shipping in the US is calculated and based on a 2 pound box. This item shipped Priority Mail. For those of you that never ship but only receive items, the further you are from me in NC to more shipping will be. That is the way the USPS charges. On top of that, eBay and Paypal take almost 15% of what I receive for shipping (out of $10 I receive $8.50) and I would like to break even. Shipping to foreign countries is also calculated and will be much higher. 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.