Lot # 996: 1930s Walter Hagen and Olin Dutra Endorsed Wooden Viewing Seat

Category: Misc. Golf

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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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




This portable wooded viewing seat from the 1930s "United States Golf Champions" provided solid seating in an instant. The seat's one side features a hole used as a handle and the impressed facsimile signatures of Walter Hagen and Olin Dutra while the other side bears a paper piece picturing the two golf champions in portrait. The seat measures 29 1/2" tall and 11" wide. Olin Dutra won the US Open in 1934, and the practice of the day was for the reigning Champ to do an exhibition tour to cash in on their fame and victory as the prize money for tournaments was not that great. Who better to pair up with the Walter Hagen, the ultimate showman. These seats were sold at these exhibitions, with some of the money going to the champ. The USGA has one of these seats in their Walter Hagen exhibit. The device which comes with a simple locking mechanism to ensure stability, exhibits moderate wear and is in Excellent condition