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Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland
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McEwen bulger brassie
Maker: D McEwan and Son , Edinburgh/Musselburgh
Date: 1890

The bulger brassie was a late 1880s invention by Willie Park and, perhaps independently, by the amateur Henry Alexander Lamb.

The convex face was supposed to be more forgiving of shots which did not come off the sweet spot and was a popular item for most major clubmakers for the next decade.

This one is from the McEwen dynasty at Musselburgh, and, as all their clubs were, marked “D McEwan” but comes from the time of Peter Mcewan (1834-1895) who began this tradition of using the “D McEwan” stamp.

The head is of beech and the amount of filler on the head with my, I hope, sympathetic restoration, of the club demonstrates why that wood was on the way out to be replaced by persimmon. For the abuse the head has taken, the brass soleplate, designed to take the hits from playing from bad lies, is in remarkably good condition, covering the sole, with a horn slip above it, and secured by six screws.

The fine straight shaft looks like greenheart but I am pretty sure is just dark-stained hickory is also stamped McEwan just below the grip. The grip itself is a thick brown leather with the original woollen underlisting beneath.

A mixture of original features and repairs (and reflected in the price), it is not a club for the course but a fine historical piece.

Price $360.00
Reference: B406

McEwen bulger brassie
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