Cleek Marks and Trademarks on Antique Golf Clubs (Paperback)

by Peter Georgiady (Author), Patrick Kennedy (Author) "Though they are few in number, some very early golf clubs bear unusual marks, which have not vet been verified as belonging to maker or..." (more)
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This book should be a must in any golf memorabilia collector’s library. -- Dick Durran, "Through The Green" (England)

Product Description
A pictorial guide to identifying cleek marks, makers' marks and trademarks on wood shaft golf clubs (1880-1935).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Airlie Hall Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886752133
• ISBN-13: 978-1886752139
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #625,586 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" if you're a serious collector!, December 18, 2007

By	Brian Zins (Wisconsin, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Unlike most people, I don't throw around that "must have" label unless I really mean it! But if you want to identify your clubs correctly, THERE IS NO BETTER SOURCE OUT THERE! The author starts out with a brief (but necessary) introduction about the history of cleek marks, and then explains what the various marks mean. 'Section 1' follows with 190 pages of thumbnail photos of known marks, alphabetized by the maker's last name. 'Section 2' consists of 11 pages of unverified maker's marks, organized in a similar fashion. 'Section 3' contains unassociated maker's marks, meaning marks are shown with as much "known" information that there is about them. For example, if a mark is suspected to be one of Spalding's, that information is given but simply not confirmed. 'Section 4' consists of 22 pages of "class 49" trademarks, which in Britian were registered trademarks of golf items, but not necessary used on clubs. I think he included this to "just throw that information out there", and if it's something that happens to help you...GREAT! 'Section 5' contains 60 pages of trademarked brand names, which are words and phrases used on clubs not containing pictorial images. This section has actually helped me quite a bit in the past, as made up product names such as 'STAYNORUS' and 'RADITE' are then quite easy to match up with their maker. So why only four stars for this book? Because in my first edition, the index was almost always off by one page! My guess would be a last minute revision was made, but then the index was never updated. While no big deal really, it was annoying sometimes in trying to find something immediately. (Sometimes I would forget, and start searching a page in the wrong direction.) But overall, a great source of cleek mark information that you'll want to have in your hands!