Made by MacGregor between 1927 and 1929, Chieftain woods have ivory face inserts, ivory crown inserts, and large ivory backweights.The colored dots on these clubs—inlaid in the center of the face, the center of the crown, and on the backweights—are threaded Scruloc inserts made from galalith, a casein product made from goat's milk. Really.

In 1927, 1928, and 1929, Chieftains were the most expensive MacGregor clubs a golfer could buy.  In 1927 and 1928 they were available with either wood or metal shafts. This set of driver, brassie, and spoon have black "Mac-oid" coated steel shafts and look striking.

The driver measures 43" in length. The shafts and grips are original to the heads as are the ivory and other inlays.  As MacGregor explains in a 1930 catalog, all the white crown and face inserts as well as the backweights on these heads are ivory. Only the red, green, and black colored "pins" found on the face, crown, and backweight are Yardsmore inlays.  The heads have been beautifully refinished. All the identifying marks on the head and the soleplate are still there.  These are beautiful clubs! 

To learn more about the history of MacGregor's Chieftains, see TCA2 v2 p420-411.