Club: Kro-Flite model Mid Mashie made for retail by James Adwick, Olton Golf Club

Maker: A.G. Spalding & Brothers, Dysart (Scotland).

Year: c.1920s

Shaft: Original shaft with very slight bow (inline with the face), firmly fitted to hosel. No splits or cracks visible. New suede 13.5" grip. Swing weight C3.

Length: 37.5"

Loft:  27 degrees

Condition: Good for age, with some slight pitting, and a small dent to the base of the hosel. Clear "Kro-Flite" and Crow cleek mark on reverse, with four line face markings. Also on the reverse the oval stamp for "J.Adwick, Olton G.C." 

Other details: 

Made by A.G. Spalding & Brothers (USA, London, and Dysart, Scotland) for retail by James Adwick, the professional at Olton Golf Club, Solihull, England (1914-1932).

Founded in 1878 at Rockford, Illinois, USA, this sporting goods company first began importing golf clubs into the United States, from Scotland in around 1893. The company later produced its own golf equipment from factories in London, and Dysart in Fife, Scotland. Spalding & Brothers were the first manufacturer to introduce drop-forging into England, and these irons were stamped with the ‘Hammer’ brand. Early wooden clubs made by the firm were either stamped simply with the company name, or the ‘Baseball’ trademark, a reference to their American sporting goods heritage.