Like many of the Philp and Forgan clubs made in the 1850s, this Tom Morris long spoon has a shallow, elegant head with a gracefully hooked face that measures only 1 inch in depth.   Morris of course knew Philp and Forgan well.  The exceptionally thin shaft still has its original whipping. There is an old 2-inch section of whippping low on the shaft, most likely installed to repair a small crack.  The replacement sheepskin grip matches up well with the club. 

The original finish was coated with an additional layer of varnish and color touch-up years ago.  There is an old screw in the backweight and a little black color on the weight itself and the sole. The screw was installed in order to repair a crack in the back of the head. The remnant line of the repaired crack is still faintly visible under the paint, as are a few small hairline cracks barely visible on the top of the head directly behind the center of the face, when you zoom in on the third image. 

The T. Morris stamp is still entirely visible but has been filled in a bit with the touch-up of the finish, done years ago to preserve the head and improve the presentation of the club.  While this club is not perfect, its flaws are not prominent.  it possesses many wonderful early Morris clubmaking characteristics and presents well. By far, the nicest aspects of this club is it's a very early and attractive Morris long nose. It possesses an exquisite, elegant head shape and spindly thin shaft, both characteristics of Philp's clubs made during the end of the feather ball era.