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This Sunday stick has a coppice handle, perfect for use as a putter.

'Sunday sticks were manufactured because of the ban on golfing on the Sabbath, Sunday. They fashioned the canes with a golf club head as a handle and they became known as 'Sunday Clubs' or 'Sabbath sticks'. It is said that on the Sabbath a Sunday Club owner, when nobody was looking, could still enjoy a crafty putt or swing.'

The stick is furnished with 2 petite tested silver collars, both of which feature the maker's mark:
'J.H'
For the renowned walking stick manufacturer: 
‘Jonathan Howell’ 
Walking stick maker for: 
‘Henry Howell & Co.’ 
'Henry Howell & Co walking sticks was founded in 1832 and was originally based at 76 Aldersgate, London. In its time, the cane manufacturer known as Henry Howell & Company, London, England was the largest and one of the world’s most prestigious makers of fine walking sticks. 

Ebony shaft with the original brass ferrule. 

An attractive stick, perfect for use or a collector. 

Measurements:
Length - 91.5cm 
Diameter of the handle - 8.1cm
Diameter of the shaft under the bottom collar - 1.6cm
Weight - 213g

 

Very good condition with a few marks consistent with age

Antique Sunday / Sabbath Golf Walking Stick / Cane - Silver Collars By J.Howell

SKU: A226663040034
£125.00Price
Marble Surface
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