Golf Sunday Stick, Root Wood Shaft, 1890
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Description: A golfing Sunday stick, with a brass head. The Sunday stick is also a cane/walking stick.
History: Sunday sticks or sabbath sticks were the golf enthusiasts' answer to the Church of Scotland's discouraging golfing on Sundays. Clubs were disguised as walking sticks, the club head comfortably fitting in the palm of the golfer's hand, until feeling unobserved, the stick was reversed and a few strokes were played.
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Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 3 | Height(in) = 30 | Width(in) = 4 | Depth(in) = 2
Size of Artwork(in): 29" L.
Artist Name: Unknown
Medium: Root wood, brass
Circa: Circa 1890
History: Sunday sticks or sabbath sticks were the golf enthusiasts' answer to the Church of Scotland's discouraging golfing on Sundays. Clubs were disguised as walking sticks, the club head comfortably fitting in the palm of the golfer's hand, until feeling unobserved, the stick was reversed and a few strokes were played.
Provenance:
Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 3 | Height(in) = 30 | Width(in) = 4 | Depth(in) = 2
Size of Artwork(in): 29" L.
Artist Name: Unknown
Medium: Root wood, brass
Circa: Circa 1890
Condition
No ferrule, age crack at top end.
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Golf Sunday Stick, Root Wood Shaft, 1890
Estimate $50 - $100
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