Found this at the local thrift store today

[sparkymaster]

It was marked $1.99 so I thought I'd take it. I knew at first sight it was vintage.

It's from the 20's according to the research I did on the net.

HH

sparkymaster

 

[*Molly*]

Not bad for the money, nice find.

Molly.

 

[DD-777]

That is when they looked more like pieces of art - nice grab Sparky...

 

[ModernMiner]

Sparky,
Is that a plug cutter?
Nice find indeed.
-MM-

 

[EDDE]

That is when they looked more like pieces of art - nice grab Sparky...

Im not a hack but i agree

 

[Ramapirate]

Is the shaft wooden or painted metal? If it's metal, it's a good find, if it's wooden it's a great find!
For $1.99 it's still a good deal!

HH,
Ramapirate

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Thats a cool find...Alot of people decorate with vintage golf clubs now....

 

[sparkymaster]

Thanks everyone!

I'm not sure what a plug cutter is but this is a 1 iron. Not to many people can hit a 1 iron so this is probably why it's in such good condition. The shaft is wood, some type of hard wood I'm guessing and the grip is leather. The over all condition in my opinion would be about 7.5 or 8 out of 10.

 

[Ramapirate]

The reason I was asking, there are a lot of them that are painted to look like wood.
I always just tap my wediing ring against the shaft on them. If it tinks, it's metal, if it tunks, it's wood. The wooden ones can really go high in value. You need to take it to a collector and ask them what it's worth. Don't ask what they'll give for it, you won't get the actual value. There are lots of books on them too. It could be worth hundred$, maybe more. Does it have anything printed on the shaft, and what does it say on the head?

HH,
Ramapirate

 

[Jagdpanther]

Sparky,

Was this a DI find?

 

[sniffer]

if I remember right, early golf club shafts were made from hickory

 

[duggap]

That club has a metal shaft. The coating you see is to keep the metal from rusting. Some were a light beigh color as well. The estimated date of the 1920 seems about right. Being that it is a one iron from that era, I would make it much more scarce, as they were not often made in that era.

 

[Pepper2004]

Cool find!

 

[UTcoinshootR]

Nice grab Sparky. Go back and see if there are more hiding somewhere. Maybe someone dropped off a whole set.

 

[DD-777]

That club has a metal shaft. The coating you see is to keep the metal from rusting. Some were a light beigh color as well. The estimated date of the 1920 seems about right. Being that it is a one iron from that era, I would make it much more scarce, as they were not often made in that era.

That's incredible that you can tell that from just looking at a picture. I have a set of clubs very similar from the late twenty's and they have wood shafts. I've even seen a few made from bamboo - a lot tougher than people think.

Sparky - see if it has a name on the bottom of the club head...

 

[greydigger]

Great find! Those can be worth a lot of money.
A co-worker bought an old wooden shafted club for $300 once.
We distracted him and replaced it with an aluminum rod in the cloth cover and a guy was banging it
on desks. He totally freaked out. Mean bunch of folks I worked with.

 

[allyourbase]

Little golf trivia about the 1 Iron.

And then there’s this idea, suggested by legendary professional Lee Trevino, which epitomizes most players’ feelings about the 1-iron: “If you’re caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.”

I don't know if he took this advice because he was hit on a course during a thunderstorm.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/weather/2006/06/not_even_god_ca.html

ayb

 

[sniffer]

DOH!!!

 

[jorge del norte]

take it to the driving range.........and tee one up.

 

[mistergee]

We distracted him and replaced it with an aluminum rod in the cloth cover and a guy was banging it
on desks. He totally freaked out. Mean bunch of folks I worked with.