Lot # 161: Brown/Vardon Putter sold by Vardon, ex FX Fry,

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 6 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Spring 2022",
which ran from 3/3/2022 12:00 PM to
3/19/2022 8:00 PM



Harry Vardon was one of the world's first golf superstars. He joined forces with Arthur Brown, a writer and amateur golfer, to design this putter. The model was covered under a British registered design in 1911. The club retains its original 33" hickory shaft and leather wrapped grip and remains in great condition.

Stamped Harry Vardon and Arthur Brown atop this clubhead, this putter was sold by Vardon in his golf shop. The top of the head bears Vardon's "Harry Vardon, Totteridge" stamp inside an oval. Vardon began working as the pro at the South Hurtfordshire Golf Club in Todderidge, England, in 1903. He held that position until his death in 1937.

Gibson of Kinghorn made by clubhead, and a former owner with the initials "RML" marked them into the head.

This putter is from the Fred X. Fry collection and bear his inventory labels on the shaft. Fry, the dean of American golf club collectors, was busy building his collection forty years before the Golf Collectors Society (now The Golf Heritage Society) was formed in 1970. Collecting with great passion, Fry amassed around 450 clubs, mostly putters. He cataloged, displayed, and cherished his treasures.  A number of national magazines ran articles about his collection of putters between 1936 and 1963. For more on Fry and to view some of the articles about him and his collection, Click Here.

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