In March of 1912, Charles Seely received a US Patent that covered the long forked hosel on this driving iron.  The purpose of Seely’s iron, as compared to a typical iron during his day, was to take weight away from the hosel and position it across the back of the blade.  Spalding produced these clubs between 1912 and 1919.

The head on this driving iron is marked "Seely Patent, Pat'd May 14, 1912., Spalding Gold Medal."  The 40 1/8" original shaft bears Spalding's Gold Medal stamp. The leather-wrapped grip is also original. There is light pitting across the entire head, which is now simply part of the natural patina, and the head still looks good! 

TCA2 Vol. 21 p. 183