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Set, Golf

Object number94.52.344 a-p

Date1920-1930

MediumMetal; Wood; Leather; Varnish; Canvas: Plastic; Paint

Credit LineGift of Laura E. Ford

DescriptionSet of golf clubs with bag, balls, and wooden tees.Dimensions39.4999 in. (100.3 cm)
Inscriptions"E.F.E" branded into leather trim of bag.
MarksMany clubs marked with Abercrombie & Fitch. Balls marked Tommy Armour. Golf bag
Historical NotesThe daughter of a wealthy East End industrialist, Howard Evans, Evelyn never married. She lived in the Squirrel Hill home that had been her parents and grandparents and pursued her interests in gardening and civic and volunteer work. During and after World War II she served in the Red Cross. Her sister Laura married into the Ford glass family.Label TextSet of golf clubs with bag, balls, and wooden tees. Clubs have leather wrapped hand grips. Shafts are metal except for one wood handle. Handles shaped like bamboo. Wood clubs with screwed on metal plates. Each wood club covered with leather cover. Heads on all are stainless steel except one steel. Tan canvas and brown leather trim bag with zippered compartments for accessories. EFE branded into leather trim of bag

Previous owner Evelyn Fawell Evans (born 1904)

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