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Bookends - Golf Theme: McEwan & Philp Clubs & Balls Replica - $20 (Scottsdale)
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-Metal insignia plates on both.
-Set of 2.
-Philp Club with Feathery Ball c1840
A "Philp" golf ball in 1840 refers to a feathery golf ball, hand-made by the Scottish ball maker Hugh Philp around that time. These balls were the standard before the invention of the gutta-percha ball in the late 1840s, made by soaking and sewing pieces of leather around a core of boiled goose feathers. They were labor-intensive and expensive to produce.
-McEwan Club with Gutta Ball c1865
In the 1800s, the McEwan family were renowned golf club makers, continuing a lineage from the late 1700s in Scotland. They crafted early golf equipment, including clubs with hickory shafts and wrapped leather grips, as well as antique and collectible golf balls (specifically the early "feathery" and later "gutta percha" or "gutty" balls) in the mid-to-late 19th century. McEwan golf balls, along with those from other highly collectible names like Gourlay and Allan, are rare and valuable today.