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Who is Golftiques?
A trio of golf-industry professionals based in eastern Pennsylvania who hope to share their interest in the history of golf and offer a one-stop location for vintage clubs, golf collectables, reproductions, books and decor.
How do I buy an item?
Click on the item and follow the directions. Credit card payment is completed through PayPal, but you do not need a PayPal account. If you have any questions, please send a message before purchasing.
How do I pay for an item?
Our online store will guide you through the payment process. Credit card payments are processed through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account).
What if I don’t see the item I’m looking for?
Keep looking (our items for sale change as we acquire new collectibles), or send us a message and we’ll see if we can track down the item for you. |
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Mount Airy Casino Resort
44 Woodland Road
Mount Pocono, PA 18344
570-243-4930 Direct |
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The key to collecting anything is to collect what you love. For value, look for the rare and unusual, and remember that condition always affects value.
Metal-shafted clubs with the shafts painted or coated to look like wood have little value to the collector of wood-shafted clubs. They can, however, make nice decorative pieces.
Wood-shafted golf clubs vary widely in value. The rarity and condition of the club determines the value. In the early 20th century, manufacturers made millions of common-grade wood-shafted clubs. Most have little value beyond their decorative worth. Retail value for these “common” clubs ranges from $30 to $50 for irons, $40 to $60 for putters and $85 to $120 for woods. These prices are just guidelines. Many factors, including condition, can raise or lower the prices significantly.
If you want a valuable rare club, look for irons with no face markings or those with unusual face markings; irons or putters with unusual head shapes; and wood-head putters. Look for woods with a thick, curved and oval neck with 4 to 5 inches of whipping.
A sub-category of collecting clubs is the cleek mark. From the mid-1800s to around 1930, clubmakers and assemblers stamped irons with identifying symbols know as cleek marks. Some collectors seek to fill collections with as many different cleek marks as possible. The more-sought-after cleek marks fetch the highest prices.
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Chip-In Game
Price: $15.00
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Cute Bobblehead Planter
Price: $150.00
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Vintage Titleist Balls (K101)
Price: $60.00
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"The Bogey Man" first ed (K103)
Price: $25.00
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EARLY HISTORY
The precise origins of golf are lost to time. Early references to golf-like games appear in ancient Roman, Chinese and Dutch art and literature, but regardless of where the game first appeared, the Scots gave the game its unique character
Early references to golf in Scotland:
1452 -- The recorded sale of a golf ball for 10 Scottish shillings.
1457 -- The 14th Parliament of James II of Scotland enacted a decree that “fut ball and golfe must be utterly cryit dune.” Golf and football (soccer) were luring men away from archery practice essential for defending their country against England.
1491 – The Parliament of James IV passed a law fixing a fine and jail for those caught playing golf, as well as those on whose land the game was played, indicating the earlier decree had failed to stop golfers.
1502 – Scotland and England sign a peace treaty, and the Scottish king comes under the spell of golf. The Lord High Treasurer’s accounts show the purchase of clubs in that year.
Golf continued to flourish in Scotland, as it became a national and royal sport. James V’s daughter, Mary Queen of Scots, became the first famous female golfer in history. She played the game from an early age. In France, where she attended school, she had students carry her clubs and called them “cadets” – likely the origin of the word caddy.
In 1603, when King James VI of Scotland ascended to the throne of England as James I, he brought the game into favor in England. Golf continued through the 17th century with no official rules or number of holes, sometimes played on open land and sometimes on private courses.
THE RULES
Only in the 18th century did any real shape come into the game. In 1744, a group of gentlemen formed the “Honourable Company” at Leith in Edinburgh and drew up 13 articles and rules of golf. St. Andrews followed the example in 1754 with its own code, which was almost identical and most certainly copied from the Leith one.
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THE EQUIPMENT
In these early days of golf, the balls were made of leather stuffed with feathers and were called “featheries.” The ancient Romans had played a game called “paganica” with curved sticks and featheries, although the Roman balls were larger than the golf featheries.
Clubs, like the balls, changed very little until the middle of the 19th century. Long woods featured with narrow heads and were lofted to different degrees. Irons were apparently only used to get out of trouble – from ditches and ruts. These deep-bladed irons were unsuitable for the delicate leather skins of the featheries. It wasn’t until the introduction of the gutta-percha ball in 1848 that the potential of irons for approach shots was fully realized.
The invention of the gutta-percha paved the way for the modern era of golf. |
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