Nice Antique Vintage Wood Shaft Spalding Bobby Jones Calamity Jane Putter

This auction is for an antique vintage hickory shaft right handed 34" smooth face putter. This is the famous Calamity Jane smooth face off-set putter like the one Bobby Jones had in his bag when he won the Grand Slam in 1930. Made by Spalding in the 1930's. Some sellers suggest it was only made one year, 1931, to commemorate Jones 1930 Grand Slam victories but that simply is not the case.  Can't tell you exactly when Spalding first offered the Calamity Jane putter with a hickory shaft but they first offered the Robert T. Jones, Jr autograph clubs in 1932. Jones protected his amateur status and his name did not appear on clubs until he signed on with Spalding. Spalding continued to offer hickory shafted Calamity Jane putters well into the 1930's.  This putter has the original hickory wood shaft as made. The head is clean but does have some minor nicks and dings. The chrome plating is in very good condition relative to most Calamity Jane putters you see. The chrome they used back then wasn't very good. The chrome shows some salt and pepper pitting but not as bad as most you see. This head has not been filed on or sanded on to get the chrome pitting out. Some sellers do that and claim their putter is mint. Wait a while and their head will rust again. Please look at the zoom pictures for a better idea of condition. The shaft is the original hickory. The shaft is straight, I see no cracks in the hickory and it is tight at the hosel. There are three rows of replaced whipping just like they say the one Jones used had. I added the whipping and it is where the original whipping was (I could see the location and length before I replaced the whipping). The grip is the original old long leather wrap and it has the acetate grip collar at the bottom. The grip is in good condition. I do see a small tack at the butt end. Hard to find collectible or impress your friends on the green or in the office. Be careful when buying a Calamity Jane putter. Some sellers don't give you any information about the originality or condition in their listings. On top of that they put a couple of out of focus pictures in their listings that show you nothing. Seems almost like they take out of focus pictures to hide obvious defects. Shipping in the US is calculated and based on a 2 pound box. The further you are from me in NC the higher the shipping. That is the way the carriers charge. 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.