139 $
Description
The shaft appears to be the original hickory shaft. The grip appears to be a old tape replacement in good condition with normal wear and tear, see pics. The head is tight to the hosel with no movement when twisted, there are no cracks that are visible. This club would make a great addition to anyone’s Collection.
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Here is a very nice fancy face, Martin & Kirkaldy, Andrew Kirkaldy - hickory shafted fancy face wood, circa early 1900’s. The head has a fiber insert with eight wood dowels face pattern, it looks like there is a brass piece behind the fiber insert. The marking on the head are clear and visible. Its condition is good, and it shows very little ware and marks. The club was cleaned and the head was carefully hand-polished to remove the oxidation and years of neglect. Martin and Kirkaldy
Edinburgh
The Kirkaldy in the name is Andrew Kirkaldy, a well-known player who tied for the Open Championship in 1889 but lost the playoff to Willie Park jnr. He was also runner-up in 1879 and 1891. Born in Denhead in 1860, he was the professional at Royal Winchester in 1892 but returned to St Andrews where he was a playing professional until appointed as honorary professional to the R&A in 1910. He died in 1934. As well-known for his outspoken comments as his golf, his description of Muirfield as an 'old water meadow' must have gone down a treat with the Honourable Company. His analysis of the Dalrymple centre-shafted club patent was, 'I'd sooner play golf with a teaspoon'. He was particularly irked by those who added a "c" in his surname, "I'm a man, no the linoleum toon', he would snort.Martin was Robert Bell Martin, a native of Linlithgow who had been professional at the Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline clubs in the first years of the twentieth century. An accomplished clubmaker, he previously managed Walter Hislop's “Golf Depots” selling clubs and balls from three outlets, 33 Frederick Street and 28 Braid Road and, later, Shandwick Place. He teamed up with Andrew Kirkaldy (and W B Kirkwood, solicitor) in 1908 to set up the Edinburgh firm which bore their name with £1500 capital and which had premises initially at Young Street Lane South and, in the mid-1920s, at 70 Hanover Street. He was the founder of the Scottish Professional Golfers' Association and one-time secretary of the PGA. He emigrated to Australia in 1911.The firm clearly continued without the two principals as it is October 1940 before we find the final striking off and dissolution notice in the Edinburgh Gazette.
The head measures a lengthy 2.75 inches and the club face in 1.4 inch deep. The club is approximately 42 inches long. Edinburgh
The Kirkaldy in the name is Andrew Kirkaldy, a well-known player who tied for the Open Championship in 1889 but lost the playoff to Willie Park jnr. He was also runner-up in 1879 and 1891. Born in Denhead in 1860, he was the professional at Royal Winchester in 1892 but returned to St Andrews where he was a playing professional until appointed as honorary professional to the R&A in 1910. He died in 1934. As well-known for his outspoken comments as his golf, his description of Muirfield as an 'old water meadow' must have gone down a treat with the Honourable Company. His analysis of the Dalrymple centre-shafted club patent was, 'I'd sooner play golf with a teaspoon'. He was particularly irked by those who added a "c" in his surname, "I'm a man, no the linoleum toon', he would snort.Martin was Robert Bell Martin, a native of Linlithgow who had been professional at the Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline clubs in the first years of the twentieth century. An accomplished clubmaker, he previously managed Walter Hislop's “Golf Depots” selling clubs and balls from three outlets, 33 Frederick Street and 28 Braid Road and, later, Shandwick Place. He teamed up with Andrew Kirkaldy (and W B Kirkwood, solicitor) in 1908 to set up the Edinburgh firm which bore their name with £1500 capital and which had premises initially at Young Street Lane South and, in the mid-1920s, at 70 Hanover Street. He was the founder of the Scottish Professional Golfers' Association and one-time secretary of the PGA. He emigrated to Australia in 1911.The firm clearly continued without the two principals as it is October 1940 before we find the final striking off and dissolution notice in the Edinburgh Gazette.
The shaft appears to be the original hickory shaft. The grip appears to be a old tape replacement in good condition with normal wear and tear, see pics. The head is tight to the hosel with no movement when twisted, there are no cracks that are visible. This club would make a great addition to anyone’s Collection.
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