Golf club, Spalding Crescent driver c1890s-1920s
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Playing equipment/Golf club
Date Used
Circa 1890s-1920s
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Golf club with wooden shaft and a polished wooden head that features grooved lines on the driving side. The manufacturer and model type "Crescent" are engraved on the top and underside of the head. Black leather bound handle. Club is a No. 1 wood (driver).
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 1110 W: 105 D: 90mm (H: 43 11/16 W: 4 1/8 D: 3 9/16")
Date Used
Circa 1890s-1920s
Location
In storage
Registration No
1990.2333.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by W A Edgar.
Nice looking example of the Crescent Driver. Good to see it in a Museum collection. I have one and while not in the same condition as yours it is a clean club with nice head & shaft grain.
- Rod McDonald
Posted on 13-05-2022 06:55:08