Circa 1898 “The Spalding”
One-Piece Driver 

One-piece golf clubs were produced for a very brief period of time in the mid to late 1890s, and had completely fizzled out by 1904. Though a few manufacturers tried their hands at one-piece clubs, the most collectible examples are those marked either “Dunn” or “The Spalding”.

Offered here is a fine example of “The Spalding” one-piece driver. One-piece clubs are naturally condition sensitive, but the offered example is surely one of the highest graded examples around. The club is in excellent condition, with a beautiful leather insert on its face. “The Spalding” is easily readable on the top of the head; if anything, the photo showing the maker’s mark does not do it justice.

Not only is this one-piece The Spalding club in excellent condition, it is exceptionally rare. “Spalding listed one-piece clubs only in their 1898 catalog.” Clubmaker’s Art (Second Edition) by Jeffery Ellis, page 172.