Made famous by Walter Travis when he won the British Amateur in 1904,
the Schenectady putter was patented by Arthur Knight of Schenectady,
New York, in 1903. The R&A banned the club in 1910, but the USGA
did not. The R&A's ban lasted over 40 years before it was reversed. Read
about the great uproar around this club during the early 1900s in The
Clubmakers Art Vol 1: 225-228.
Showing moderate use,
this aluminum-head club is of one of the most historic putters in golf. The top of the head is marked "Harry C. Lee & Co. New York". The back of the head has a strong Schenctady stamp bearing the 1903 patent date.