Club: 'Taylor's Mashie Iron' Registered Patent No. 326015

Maker: Cann & Taylor, Richmond, Surrey, England.

Year: c.1900-1905

Shaft: Original, straight Greenheart shaft, with thick vintage leather grip. Swing weight B-9.

Length: 38"

Loft: 29 degrees

Condition: Very good for age. Some dents and knocks to the head commensurate with age and use. Makers stamp and other marks faint but legible on reverse of blade.

Other details:

The firm of Cann & Taylor, was the successful partnership of two Devon school boy friends, George Cann, and John Henry (‘JH’) Taylor. Cann was the first apprentice to Charles Gibson, the Scottish professional clubmaker at the Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!, and Taylor was the gifted young golfer and caddie, who went on to win five British Open Championships (1894, 1895, 1900, 1909 & 1913). The two started their club making business in 1894, after ‘JH’ became the professional at Winchester Golf Club. The business was so successful, they set up a factory in the United States, when America was still importing the majority of its golf equipment from Great Britain. This mashie dates from this period and is stamped with the 'Deal Beach USA' mark on the blade. Trading on Taylor’s success as a player, the firm sold their own branded ‘Autograph’ series of clubs, with J. H. Taylor’s signature stamped on the back, which were popular for over thirty years.