Francis & Archibald Carrick were first listed as "edge tool manufactures" in the Musselburgh Directory for 1848-1849. Sometime in the late 1850s or 1860s, following the deaths of Francis and Archibald, Alex and Archibald Jr. took over the business and continued to operate as F&A Carrick.  For the Carricks, forging irons was more a sideline to their primary business of making tools. The were one of the first cleekmakers to mark their irons.

Carrick irons were prized by golfers during the second half of the 19th century. Golfers would use a cleek or lofter when they wanted to protect their long nose clubs from possible damage.

This circa 1880 Carrick cleek has 5" hosel and a .766" thickness.  The grain of the wrought iron is clearly visible. Club has its original 36 1/4" shaft and sheepskin grip, although the underlisting is exposed at the base of the grip where the sheepskin is missing its bottom two wraps.

For more information on Carrick clubs, see TCA2 v1 p125, 135-136, 139.