Decades and decades before any golfer ever heard the acronym "COR," a
few spring faces clubs were produced. This spring face iron uses six
rivets to hold a corrugated steel face in place over a hollow head. Spalding’s
1903 catalog states that spring face on these clubs was capable of
delivering incredible distance AND that the ball will land “dead” when
“approaching the green from a distance.“ That’s quite a combination, especially if it were true!
Introduced in 1902, Spalding spring face irons were offered in Spalding's American catalog for a number of years. This example has its original 39 1/8" shaft, stamped "A.G. Spalding & Bros" up near the grip. The sheepskin grip is original and a beautiful light color. The
back of the iron head is stamped "Model C" and "Sherardized."
For more on Spalding's spring face irons, see TCA2 Vol 2 p 415