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 -+ENDS MAY 21, 11 PM+-

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LOT #... 01.... ANDERSON, D & SONS, ST ANDREWS: A NICE PATENTED PUTTING CLEEK. "Anderson Special Putting Cleek, Rd. No. 277771" with "1541" stamped at the heel. The smooth face blade is off set and similar to Taylor's twisted hosel Putter. Good example of a scarce Patent putter. G-8 $100-200

LOT #... 02.... BREWS PATENT: A RARE "Brews Patent Putter" with one piece back and sole brass weight/plate. G-7++ $350-450

LOT #... 03.... CRAIGIE, MONTROSE: A WIDE FLANGED DANDY PUTTER. A flanged back "Hand Forged Dandy" Putter circa 1915-20. "J & W Craigie, Montrose" and their "rifle" mark on the back. Hosel and shaft are oval shaped. A nice unusual putter. G-7 $120-200

LOT #... 04.... FORGAN, ROBERT, ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND: A Forgan "Black Magic" mallet with thin wood shaft. G-8 $300-500

LOT #... 05.... FOSTER BROS.: AN ALUMINUM "BOGEE" PUTTER virtyally MINT New. G-9 $350-550

LOT #... 06.... FOSTER BROTHERS, ASHBOURNE: A SCARCE SKELETON STAMP. "The Bogee" in large block letters on the toe above the "Skeleton" mark on a long shallow blade. An all original outstanding example of this seldom offered putter. G-8 $120-200

LOT #... 07.... GIBSON, WILLIAM, KINGHORN, SCOTLAND: A WM. GIBSON "WE" PUTTER with a very long shallow dot punched blade. Nice collectible! G-7 $70-150

LOT #... 08.... GIBSON, WILLIAM, KINGHORN, SCOTLAND: A GIBSON "VARSITY" PUTTER. An Anti-Shank Putter stamped "Varsity PuttER" with Gibson's "Star" mark at the toe. Similar to the Smith's model with heel and toe bulges. G-6+ $125-200

LOT #... 09.... GIBSON, WILLIAM, KINGHORN, SCOTLAND: An "Orion" stamped James Braid made by Gibson G-8 $175-300

LOT #... 10.... GIBSON, WILLIAM, KINGHORN, SCOTLAND: A GIBSON VARSITY Anti-Shank Putter stamped "Varsity Putting Cleek" with Gibson's "Star" mark at the toe. Similar to the Smith's model with heel and toe bulges. Reshafted. G-5 $140-225

LOT #... 11.... JOHNSON, FRANK: Johnson's "Key" mark on an unusual bent neck blade. G-7 $140-250

LOT #... 12.... MORRIS, TOM: "Tom Morris, St Andrews TM 67" on the "D" shaped sole of a SUPERB large flange putter. "Hand Made In Scotland" stamped on the shaft. G-9 $75-150

LOT #... 13.... NOIRIT: A "NOIRIT" LEAD FACE BLADE PUTTER with "E & A Noirit, Walsall" and "T G" on the back. G-8 $90-175

LOT #... 14.... PARK, WILLIE, MUSSELBURGH, SCOTLAND: Outstanding Willie Park straight brass blade putter. G-8 $350-550

LOT #... 15.... PARK, WILLIE, MUSSELBURGH, SCOTLAND: A C-1890 Willie Park Putting Cleek with full oval stamp. G-7 $220-375

LOT #... 16.... RANDALL: A wide soled sloped back aluminum head Putter. G-7 $175-300

LOT #... 17.... SAYERS, BEN, NORTH BERWICK: A SUPERB "Benny Putter" with smooth face and ribbed sole and Sayer's "Bird" mark at the toe. The Dangawood shaft is round coming out of the hosel, however it changes to square through the grip and is stamped "B Sayers, Selected". THE HEAD EXHIBITS VIRTUALLY NO EVIDENCE OF PLAY. G-9 $160-325

LOT #... 18.... SPENCE, JAMES, ST. ANDREWS: A virtually MINT "The Leslie 56" Putter featuring a "step down" back with the bottom 3/4ths inch thicker than the top. Spence's "Flag-In-Hole" mark is at the toe. G-9+ $120-200

LOT #... 19.... UNKNOWN MAKER: Unusual curved neck, off set hosel blade with heavy dot punches. G-7 $140-250

LOT #... 20.... UNKNOWN MAKER: C-1890 Brass blade with "Army & Navy" stamped shaft. $100-175

LOT #... 21.... UNKNOWN MAKER: A tiny circular head putter. See photo as it is hard to describe. G-8 $675-1100

LOT #... 22.... HACKBARTH: AN OTTO HACKBARTH PUTTER with bifrugated hosel. A nice putter. G-7 $600-900

LOT #... 23.... KROYDON: AN OUTSTANDING PENDULUM PUTTER made by Kroydon. "Pendulum Putter" is on the face near the toe and the balance of the face has hatched scoring. G-8. $600-900

LOT #... 24.... SCHENECTADY: A VIRTUALLY MINT SCHENECTADY circa 1920's. The tiny Patent dates are imprinted too high on the back and "No. 976267, Sole Licencee, Harry C Lee Co" is stamped boldly on the sole. This club is as close to MINT never used as I have seen! G-9+ $300-500

LOT #... 25.... SPALDING, USA: The Travis Putter by Spalding also stamped "Slazenger". Schenectady style wood head. G-8 $400-700

LOT #... 26.... THISTLE PUTTER CO: "THE McDOUGAL PUTTER" in outstanding condition. "Patent 1291967, Thistle Putter Co, NYC". Aluminum mallet with two weight compartments in the head. (See "Ellis" Catalogue #2, 2000 @ $1350.) G-8+ $675-1200

LOT #... 27.... UNKNOWN MAKER: A nice circa 1905-15 Schenectady type putter with hatched face scoring and "Tom Anderson, Montclair, NJ" on the alumimnum head. Original shaft. G-7+ $190-325

LOT #... 28.... WILSON, WILLIE, ST. ANDREWS: A RARE brass blade Putter circa 1880-1890 with a nearly full "W Wilson, Maker, St. Andrews" mark. This mark is in tiny letters and is rarely found fully readable. Period shaft with an old sheep skin grip. G-6 $190-325

LOT #... 29.... BRITISH GOLF CO: A SMOOTH FACE NIBLICK circa 1905 with "The British Golf Company, Ldt" inside a double circle mark surrounding a rampant lion. One of the best TBGCO's marks I've seen! Line face scoring was added at a later time. Original shaft with sheep skin grip. A nice looking club! G-8 $100-200

LOT #... 30.... BUSSEY & CO: A PATENTED BUSSEY STEEL SOCKET IRON. A smooth face Iron with the Patented Steel Socket, Oct., 23, 1890 and stamped "Bussey & Co, London" and "G C B" with the "Arrow". Grip is a wrapped leather replacement. G-6+ $175-300

LOT #... 31.... CARRICK, F & A, MUSSELBURGH: A c-1875-85 Cleek with partial "F & A Carrick, Musselburgh" stamp and a strong "Cross" stamp. The shaft is an old, well done in period repacement with an old Park style wrapped leather grip. A nice Carrick for the budget minded. G-6 $400-700

LOT #... 32.... GRAY, JOHN, PRESTWICK: A c-1870 Cleek with five inch saw tooth nicked hosel and "Jn Gray" on the back. The old hickory shaft has a sheep skin grip, tattered and partially missing near the bottom exposing old wool underlisting. Overall a good collectible. G-6 $775-1200

LOT #... 33.... GRAY, JOHN, PRESTWICK: A decidedly RARE dish faced General Purpose Iron with a long face and five inch hosel with saw tooth nicking. A patch of rust nearly obliterates the "Y" in "Jn Gray". A dramatic circa 1870's club with original looking shaft and sheep skin grip. G-6 $800-1300

LOT #... 34.... PAXTON, PETER, TOOTING BEC: "P Paxton, Tooting Bec" above Tom Stewart's "Pipe" mark on a circa 1898-1900 smooth face Iron. Grip is a sheep skin replacement over a period replacement shaft. Scarce! G-6 $140-250

LOT #... 35.... WILSON, W, ST ANDREWS: "W WILSON, MAKER, ST. ANDREWS on a circa 1880 long blade Cleek. Shaft and grip are inperiod replacements. G-6++ $200-350

LOT #... 36.... JONES, ERNEST, NEW YORK: ERNEST JONES PRACTICE CLUB. An outstanding Patented Ernest Jones Practice Club, circa 1933. The one piece rubber grip is stamped "Patent Pending". The shaft sticker is about half intact and the "Spring" still exhibits the original green paint. $550-850

LOT #... 37.... GIBSON, WILLIAM, KINGHORN, SCOTLAND: AN ANTI-SHANK "Smith's Model #2 Iron" with heel and toe weighting bulges. The face is dot punched and the hosel has a severe crook. All original and a nice club. G-8. $120-200

LOT #... 38.... GIBSON, WILLIAM, KINGHORN, SCOTLAND: A SMITH'S PATENT ANTI-SHANK Mashie with Gibson's "Star" mark at the toe. G-6 $100-200

LOT #... 39.... AYRES, F H, LONDON, ENGLAND: A circa 1885-90 hooked face Brassie with ram's horn between the face and full brass sole plate. "F H Ayres" boldly stamped on the golden Beech head and the hickory shaft below an original looking sheep skin grip. Splice whipping is a well done replacement. G-7+ $850-1400

LOT #... 40.... FORGAN, ROBERT, ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND: A Transitional long nose Play Club circa 1890 with "R Forgan" above the POW "Plume" stamp a light brown Beech head. Shaft and sheep skin grip are in period replacements. G-7 $550-875

LOT #... 41.... FORGAN, ROBERT, ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND: A nice Play Club, circa 1885 with "R Forgan" above the weak POW "Plume" stamp. Splice whipping is a well done replacement with the original shaft stamped "R Forgan & Sons, St. Andrews" below a very nice sheep skin grip. The face has a very well done leather face insert that looks like it may be original to protect the delicate Beech face from the harsh blows to the Guttie. A nice display club. G-7 $1350-2000

LOT #... 42.... DUNN BROTHERS, BOURNEMOUTH: A RARE ONE-PIECE Driver stamped "Dunn's Patent" in block lettering on the head. Much more significant than Spalding, MacGregor or BGI one-piece woods as this was the earliest example and made where the concept was conceived, Bournmouth, England. Jeff Ellis writes, TCA P-146-148: "...Dunn's Patent driver on P-146 is one of the clubs patented by John D Dunn and marketed by him and his father...Few one-piece woods made by Dunn and marked with his name remain today". This example is not the golden color as photoed; it does, however, have the full leather face which is a bit weathered. The grip is a replacement. G-6+ $1500-2750

LOT #... 43.... FORGAN, ROBERT, ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND: A circa 1895 Bulger Brassie with "R Forgan" boldly above the POW "Plume" stamp. Original stamped shaft and splice whipping, however the grip is a replacement. There is a crack starting from the neck that terminates at the "R" of "R Forgan". A screw was put in the neck to successfully stop the advancement of the crack. $250-400

LOT #... 44.... VARDON, HARRY, GANTON: A circa late 1890's tiny head, deep faced Spoon or Baffy with "H Vardon" in large block letters on the Beech head. There is a horn slip between the bottom of the face and the brass rounded sole plate. This club has the appearance of a Bull-dog"trouble wood. Appears all original save for the splice whipping which is half oroginal and half replacement. The face has two grain separations. G-5 $160-250

LOT #... 45.... VARDON FLYER: C-1900 Spalding "Vardon Flyer" Gutta Percha ball with multiple iron marks and 90% original paint that has faded to cream-light tan. G-3+ $160-275

LOT #... 46.... TRIANGLE PATTERN: A British size "Goodrich Whippet" and "Patented April 11, '99" boldly in very large lettering on the poles. The cover is a Triangle Pattern that has been repainted. The Gutta Percha cover has several small round holes, however it still displays well. G-3+ $120-200

LOT #... 47.... BRAMBLE PATTERN: "Standard, Pat. Feb 3, 03" on both poles of a wound center ball most likely made by Worthington. Two-thirds original paint faded to tan with a few very minor iron marks. G-5+ $90-150

LOT #... 48.... BRAMBLE PATTERN: "Spalding Bramble" at both poles in a large circular stamp on the Gutta Percha cover. 98% original paint that has faded to cream. Several minor marks keep this from the superb class. A really nice, early Spalding ball. G-8 $275-450

LOT #... 49.... BRAMBLE PATTERN: "The Amazon" and "Thornton & Co., Ltd" on the poles of a bramble cover with larger brambles than a "Caymen" or Silvertown's c-1930 bramble. First example I have encountered of this unusual bramble . It is listed in "Kelly" P-22, however it is not pictured. G-7 $325-550

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Bids may be submitted by phone 1-800-882-4825, 972-594-7802, FAX 1-972-257-1785, eMail furjanic@onramp.net, or by Mail @ Chuck Furjanic PO Box 165892 Irving, TX 75016.

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THIS CATALOGUE IS A HELPFUL PRICING REFERENCE. The estimates for each lot represent the cataloguer's estimate of LOW WHOLESALE value for the lower price and MARKET RETAIL value for the higher price. The low estimate is what a dealer would expect to pay and the high estimate is what the dealer would ask a collector. To be a successful bidder, it is recommended to bid BETWEEN the two estimates, or higher, depending on how much you want the lot. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email or call.

Chuck Furjanic
PO Box 165892
Irving, TX 75016 Questions?? Call 1-800-882-4825 9AM to 10PM Daily.

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