Lot # 109: Circa 1895 Tom Morris Driver with Leather Face Insert

Category: Golf Clubs

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "Summer 2016 Auction",
which ran from 8/3/2016 5:00 PM to
8/20/2016 8:00 PM



Circa 1895 Tom Morris Driver. Long club, 43 3/4", with leather face insert. Just below the grip the shaft is faintly stamped  in an oval “T. Morris St. Andrews N.B.”  Conventional wisdom is that the “N.B.” stands for New Britain. However there is a partial hand written label on the shaft that claims the “N. B.” stands for Nether Bowl, which the label states is the ancient designation for the entrance to St. Andrews town. 

A rather unique feature of this club is the unusually large flat head.  The face height including the slip is only about 1 1/8 inches and the width of the head at its largest point is approximately 2 3/8 inches. Head appears to have been cleaned and shellacked but retains its original patina.

The provenance of this club is that it was part of the Harlan S. Atwood collection that was sold at a Doyle's auction in New York in 2002.