Sherardized Anderson lofting iron for A&NCSL
Maker:
James Anderson
, Anstruther Date: 1900
One of the first examples of attempting to rust-proof clubs, and characteristic of irons sold by the Army and Navy Cooperative Stores in London, involved the club being dipped in a zinc bath, a process called Sherardizing. The reverse of this smooth-faced club is stamped "Sherardized". It is also marked with the Army & Navy Holdfast emblem, a double circle with "Army & Navy CSL London" in an outer circle and "Holdfast" in an inner circle. Around this is stamped "Anderson Anstruther" who forged many of the company's clubs for them. Also marked "Warranted Hand Forged" it also carries the "accurate arrow" mark, a very early instance of this device.
The long, sturdy hickory shaft is not marked with any of A&NCSL's devices which is unusual for their clubs so it may be a reshafting. If so, it has probably been done in the club's first ten years of existence as it carries an all-weather grip characteristic of the first decade of the 20th century,
Price $245.00 Reference: LIR334
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