George Lowe received a British patent in July or 1896 and a U.S. patent in April 1899 that covered an anti-shank iron somewhat similar to Francis Fairlie's. Lowe's patents, however, were also the first to cover the concept of a matched set of irons--four different irons sharing a uniform head size, including cleeks, ordinary irons, lofting irons, and mashies.

Lowe believed that locating the hosel at the top of the blade, away from the heel of the face, was the most valuable feature of his iron. Often referred to in their day as Lowe's "all hitting clubs," they were produced for a few years.

A portion of the stamping on the head as worn away, but one is still cleaerly able to ID the club and make out "Cleek / St. Anne's on Sea / Patent / 10797. Sole is stamped "M Cleek." Original built-up leather-wrapped grip on 39 1/2" greenheart shaft.

Very nice condition overall as shown in photographs.

TCA2 V1 P194