This Gassiat-style putter is marked "Fred Whiting, Sandwich" across the top of the head.   The brass plate is held in place by fourteen screws and provides protection to the leading edge of the putter.

These big block-head putters made famous by Jean Gassiat were introduced around 1913 and made at various times by various makers during the ensuring years.  They are often called grand piano putters because they are big & heavy (for a golf club), made out of wood, and their rectangular shape is reminiscent of many 19th-century pianos that were also rectangular in shape.

The club has its original 34 1/2" shaft. The leather wrap grip, which transitions to form a pistol grip at the end of the shaft, is also original.

See also TCA2 v2 p537