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(DP) COLLECTION (Nov (DP) COLLECTION (Nov. 7th, 2014) Page #1 – 17 FRAMED AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS 1. Walter Hagen – Wood framed, matted, original 8”x 11” black & white photograph, Circa 1930’s, that Mr. Hagen has signed and personalized, in vg condition. Sale price @ $500 (SOLD) 2. PGA Championship 1931 @ Wannamoisett CC, Providence RI – Wood framed, matted, collage of (17) snap shot photographs of various contestants, around a circular enlarged copy of the tournament badge. Along with the actual 1931 Tournament badge, and autograph book with (13) autographs from the contestants in black early pen. The autographs consisted of; George Von Elm, Billy Burke, Wild Bill Melhorn, Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith, Abe Espinosa, Walter Hagen, Johnny Farrell, Denny Schute, Tommy Armour, Joe Kirkwood, Willie MacFarlane & Cyril Walker. This amazing piece was put together right after the event and is a outstanding early American piece of The PGA Championship, in vg condition. SALE PRICE @ $4,000 (SOLD) Photo #2205, Lot #3 3. Bobby Jones – Wood framed, single matted , 8x10 B&W photograph of Mr. Jones with a cut signature from a letter, Circa 1930-1940, that has been mounted below the photograph, a rare early signature. Sale price @ $1,995 Note: Below and on the next several pages we have listed some outstanding condition BGI clubs. BGI (Bridgeport Gun Implement Co., Bridgeport Ct. 1897-1904) in its day was know as the finest American maker of golf clubs, and are very sought after by a number of collectors. We also have listed several outstanding unusual clubs (see photo). CLUBS – WOODS 1 4. BGI Fairfield – Splice neck Brassie, , straight face, model 292 ? all original,w/JWR marked shaft and suede leather grip, circa late 1890’s to 1900, in exc. condition. Sale price @ $195 (SOLD) 5. BGI - Tom Morris Model, splice neck Driver #590 all original with a #591 BGI marked shaft and original suede leather grip, circa 1900 in exc. condition. Sale price @ $300 6. Edinboro by BGI – Socket Head Driver, original shaft and grip, brass sole plate, circa 1905, in vg++ condition, nice stamping. Sale price @ $90 7. Edinboro by BGI – Socket Head Brassie #362, original shaft & grip, circa 1905, nice stamping, in vg++ condition. Sale price @ $90 WOOD SHAFT IRONS Photo #2159, Lots #8 -11 8. Cochrane & Co. J.P. – Mammoth Niblick, huge face, knot cleek mark, circa 1910’s, original shaft & grip, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $1,200 (SOLD) 9. Gibson, William & Co. – Jack White model Mashie Niblick (water iron) with 20 Holes drilled thru the face, period re-shaft and period grip, circa 1910’s in good – vg condition. Sale price @ $600 (SOLD) 10. Hagen, Walter – Patent Sand Wedge, smooth concave face, large flange sole, circa 1920’s, original marked shaft and original grip, in vg to exc. condition. Sale price @ $400 (SOLD) 11. Spalding Brothers – Model C, Springface, bore thru hosel, original marked shaft and original grip, circa 1895-1900, in vg condition. Sale price @ $750 (SOLD) 12. BGI - #101 , Smooth face driving iron, with faintly marked JWR shaft and original suede leather grip, circa 1900, in vg-exc. condition. Sale price @ $80 13. BGI - #101, Another smooth face driving iron, with JWR marked shaft, and original suede leather grip, circa 1900, in vg-exc. condition. Sale price @ $80 14. BGI - #105, Smooth face mashie, with JWR marked shaft, and original suede leather grip, circa 1900, in vg-exc. condition. Sale price @ $80 (SOLD) 2 15. BGI - #110, Smooth face Putting Cleek, with JWR marked shaft, and original suede leather grip, circa 1900, in vg-exc. condition. Sale price @ $80 16. BGI - #112 Smooth face, driving mashie with the oldest cleek markings on the convex back, original shaft and suede leather grip, in outstanding condition. Sale price @ $95 (SOLD) 17. BGI / Dunn Selected cleek mark in script – smooth face cleek, with #0204 marked original shaft with the original suede leather grip, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $140 18. Edinboro by BGI - #110 smooth face putting cleek, original shaft & suede leather grip, beautiful Edinboro in script cleek mark, circa 1900-1905, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $100 19. Edinboro by BGI - #204 Smooth face cleek, original shaft & suede leather grip, nice Edinboro in script cleek mark, circa 1895-1900, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $90 20. Edinboro by BGI - #204 marked shaft, smooth face cleek, original shaft & grip, circa 1895 – 1900, Edinboro in script cleek mark, in vg condition. Sale price @ $80 21. Edinboro by BGI – Another smooth face cleek, circa 1895 – 1900, with a later reshaft and grip, worn stamping, in good + condition. Sale price @ $50 (SOLD) 22. Edinboro by BGI - #203 smooth face driving cleek, circa 1900, with bore thru original shaft and replaced hard leather grip, clean stamping, vg condition. Sale price @ $90 23. Edinboro by BGI - #215 smooth face convex back mashie, circa 1900, original shaft and replaced suede leather grip, nice clean stamping, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $90 24. Edinboro by BGI – convex back mashie, smooth face with later period dot punch marks in the face, original shaft &suede leather grip, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $90 25. Edinboro by BGI - #116 deep face medium mashie, smooth face, original shaft and replaced later leather grip, circa 1900 – 1905, clean stamping, in vg+ condition. Sale price @ $80 WOOD SHAFT PUTTERS Photo #2228, Lots #26 -29 3 26. Burke – End grain model, Schenectady shaped wood head, circa 1920’s, heel shafted mallet head, original shaft and leather grip, there are some small hairline cracks that are starting in the head, otherwise in vg+ condition. REDUCED Sale price @ $250 (SOLD) 27. Spalding – “The Travis Putter” WT Model, wood head, brass face plate original shaft and leather grip, circa 1910-1920, in vg+ condition. Sale price @ $350 (SOLD) 28. Spalding – R Model, wood Schenectady type, brass face plate, wide boat shape, suede leather grip, stamped shaft, circa 1910, in outstanding original condition. Sale price @ $350 (SOLD) 29. Standard – block letters on the back of the heavy brass head putter, circa 1900’s, stamped shaft, in outstanding new never used condition, a gem for a club more than a hundred years old! Sale price @ $150 (SOLD) 30. BGI /Wright & Ditson - #110 Putting cleek, unusual oval cleek mark, BGI script in the center and Wright & Ditson Maker in block letters around the perimeter, small dot punch marks on the face, circa 1905-1910, excellent condition. Sale price @ $125 31. BGI / St. Andrews - #113 gun metal blade putter, original shaft with replacement suede leather grip, circa 1900-1905, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $100 32. BGI - #113 gun metal blade putter, original marked shaft & original suede leather grip, circa 1900-1905, excellent original condition. Sale price @ $100 33. Aberdeen by BGI - #202 smooth face goose neck putter, outstanding original condition, beautiful script cleek mark, circa 1900-1905, near mint condition. Sale price @ $125 (SOLD @ Gallery 7/20/14) 34. Aberdeen by BGI - #219 smooth face twisted neck putter, with marked shaft, script cleek mark, circa 1900-1905, in outstanding condition. Sale price @ $125 35. Aberdeen by BGI - #213 brass head putter, original shaft & suede leather grip, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $125 36. BGI / Dunn select - #213 brass head putter, original shaft & replaced suede leather grip, in vg+ to excellent condition. Sale price @ $125 37. Edinboro by BGI - #213 smooth face gun metal blade putter, with original shaft and suede leather grip, circa 1895 – 1900, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $120 38. Edinboro by BGI – smooth face putting cleek, with original shaft and suede leather grip, circa 1900, in excellent condition. Sale price @ $90 MISC. ITEMS 39. Leather Golf Bag – 4 ½” Diameter, dark brown leather, circa 1898-1904, with a ball pocket and leather strap, a great early leather bag in good condition. Sale price @ $250 (SOLD) 4 40. Brown Leather golf bag – circa 1930’s or 40’s in vg+ condition, original strap, in vg condition. Sale price @ $75 41. Jones, Robert T. – Autographed golf Ball, in old fountain pen, Spalding Dot Ball, circa 1930’s, in vg but faded condition with JSA certificate of Authenticity. Estimated value @ $7,500 Sale price @ $5,500 (SOLD) 42. Hagen, Walter – Autographed and dated 1934 by Walter Hagen, the ball was hand signed by Mr. Hagen in old fountain pen that has faded over time, in vg condition. Sale price @ $5,000 (SOLD) Photo #2203, Lot #43 43. Pietzcker Photograph – 1931 Ryder Cup Team, Scioto CC, Columbus Ohio, 16x20 sepia tone, in the original frame from the 1930’s a rare and unique piece of early Ryder Cup History. The entire team is shown (Standing from L to R) Horton Smith, Craig Wood, Denny Shute, Johnny Farrell, W.H. “Wiffy” Cox (Seated from L to R) Leo Diegel, Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen, Abe Espinosa & Billy Burke. Sale price @ $1,800 (SOLD) Photo #2400, Lots #44 & 45 44. Davis Golf Club wood wall display with thermometer, circa 1990’s of an old style display, (10”x24”) vg condition. Sale price @ $100 (SOLD) 45. Stained wood plaque with a photograph of an antique Golf display affixed to the plaque (8”x12”) in vg condition. Sale price @ $50 5 Photo #2402, Lot #46 - 48 46. History of the Golf Ball Display – Remake display balls from the feather ball to the modern ball, in a (17”x3”x4”) wood and plex-i-glass display, circa 1990 in vg condition. Sale price @ $100 (SOLD) 47. Life 1899 original Advertisement page, with a B&W advertisement for BGI Golf Goods, Silver color wood frame, single matted (11”x13”) overall size in excellent condition. Sale price @ $50 48. The Connecticut Magazine, circa 1900, B&W Advertising page for BGI Golf Goods, brown wood frame, single matted (9”x11”) overall size, in excellent condition.
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