A New or Improved Dumb Caddie for the Use of Golf Players.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1899 -Accepted, 18th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL DE MULTICATION.
A New or Improved Dumb Caddie for the Use of Golf Players.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM BUXTON, of 38, Higher Henry Street, Hyde, in the
County of Chester, Engraver, and FREDERICK WILLIAM BALL, of Lowthorpe, New
Malden, in the County of Surrey, Journalist, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to carriers and supports for golf clubs which are com-
monly known as dumb caddies" and the object thereof is to enable golf players
to dispense with the boys usually employed to carry golf clubs and bags round
the links.
Now according to this invention we provide a metal rod furnished with a point
or spike at the bottom end thereof and with a suitable handle at the top thereof.
We attach a metal or other suitable ring to the rod below the handle and near
the bottom of the rod we attach thereto a metal cup.
The cup and ring are of a diameter sufficient to contain at least six golf clubs.
When the player is walking round the links the clubs are carried in the dumb
caddie but when making a stroke the spike is stuck in the ground and the clubs
not in use are supported in a vertical position by the caddie.
Dated this 18th day of January 1899.
T. E. HALFORD,
82, Mark Lane, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
A New or Improved Dumb Caddie for the Use of Golf Players.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM BUXTON, of 38, Higher Henry Street, Hyde, in the
County of Chester, Engraver, and FREDERICK WILLIAM BALL., of Lowthorpe, New
Malden, in the County of Surrey, Journalist, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to carriers or cases for containing golf clubs commonly
known as dumb caddies and the object thereof is to enable golf players to dispense
with the boys usually employed to carry such cases and clubs round the links.
Now according to this invention we provide a metal rod furnished with a point
or spike at the bottom end thereof and with a suitable handle at the top thereof.
We attach a metal or other suitable ring to the rod below the said handle
and near the bottom of the rod we attach thereto a metal cup.
The cup and ring are of a diameter sufficient to contain at least six golf clubs.

page_text: When the player is walking round the links the clubs are carried in the
caddie but when making a stroke the spike is stuck in the ground and the
clubs not in use are supported in a vertical position by the caddie.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which
Fig. 1 represents perspective view of a dumb caddie constructed according
to this invention.
Fig. 2 is section of same.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs. A is a rod of metal
or other suitable material furnished with or terminating in a point or spike B
at the lower end thereof and provided with a suitable handle C at the upper end
thereof to enable the same to be easily carried from place to place the said handle
being of any suitable size shape and material. D is a ring of metal or other
suitable material secured by rivetting or by any other suitable means to the
rod A near the top thereof the said ring being large enough in diameter to
hold six or more golf clubs F is a cup or bucket of metal or other suitable
material attached by rivetting or by any other suitable means to the said rod
near the bottom thereof the said cup or bucket being large enough to hold the
butt ends or handles of as many golf clubs as the ring will contain G is a strap
to prevent the clubs from falling out of the caddie when play is over for instance
when the caddie and clubs are placed on the rack of a railway carriage the strap
being long enough to pass twice round the shafts of the contained clubs if
necessary to effect this purpose.
The said strap is preferably attached to the rod A to prevent it from being
lost.
When the player is walking towards his ball after making a stroke the clubs
are carried in a vertical position and on coming up with his ball the player simply
sticks the spike B in the ground thus supporting his clubs in a vertical position
while he makes his next stroke.
The clubs are placed in the caddie heads upwards as usual that is to say the
handles are placed in the cup or bucket F as shewn by dotted lines Fig. 2.
Caddies constructed according to this invention may be made entirely of metal
or they may be made with cane or wooden rods and handles and metal spikes
rings and cups.
Or the rings and cups may be made of compressed paper pulp celluloid or
other suitable waterproof material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
1. In a dumb caddie for golf players the combination of a rod A having a
spike B at one end thereof and a handle C at the other end of the same with
a ring D and a cup or bucket F secured to the said rod all substantially as and
for the purpose specified.
2. Dumb caddies for golf players constructed as shewn by the accompanying
drawings.
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T. E. HALFORD,
82, Mark Lane, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.