provements in Metal Golf Playing Clubs.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 14th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Metal Golf Playing Clubs.
1, WILLIAM THOMSON, 2 Roseneath Terrace, Meadows Edinburgh, in the
County of Edinburgh, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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This invention consists in the metal golf playing club, having the back part of it
coned and thus loaded in the centre of the back part of the blade, and being
bevelled from the front edges to the point of the cone, gives the weight of metal to
the centre of the blade, as represented in accompanying drawing; doing entirely
away with the broad-soled metal golf clubs at present in use.
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This improvement gives the golfer greater driving power, by having the centre
of gravity loaded with the weight of metal taken from the sole, top, and ends of
back part of blade and placed in the centre, in the shape of a cone, oval, or round.
It enables the golfer to get this sharp edged metal golf club better under the
ball to give the ball the desired "loft" at any angle, when "bunkered" "o
'cupped" on the green, than the broad-soled metal golf club, at present in use.
When the ball is "heeled or "toed," this metal golf club, having the weight of
metal concentrated in the centre of the blade, gives the ball the minimum amount
of rotation to the right or left.
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This metal golf club being bevelled and curved on lower edge of blade, the golfer
can play the ball much more easily out of sand; and when "cupped" on the green,
he can get the ball away with greater impetus, and without jerking it, and damaging
the turf.
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When the ball is "cupped on or near the putting green, this bevelled and
curved edged metal golf club is more effective than the flat-soled metal golf club
putters, at present in use.
This metal golf club being curved on lower edge, and bevelled to a cone on back
part of blade, it is serviceable as a driving cleek, sand iron, and putter, which
saves the carrying of so many metal golf clubs.
I would observe in conclusion, what I claim to be novel and original in this
invention is: the back part of the blade of metal golf club, having the weight of
metal taken from the edges and placed in the centre in the shape of a cone, oval, or
round, leaving the under edge sharp.
Dated thin down 1st March 1901
WILLIAM THOMSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Golf Playing Clubs.
I, WILLIAM THOMSON, of 2 Roseneath Terrace, Edinburgh, Lithographer, in
the County of Edinburgh, 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 consists first, in the metal golf club having the back part of it
coned, and thus loaded in the centre of the back part of the blade, and being
bevelled from the edges to the point of a cone, gives the weight of metal to the
centre of the blade, as shown in drawings Nos. 2 & 3 (left with the Provisional
Specification).
And second, by having the face of the metal golf clubs made rough by a design
of diamonds, squares or circles, or any design producing roughness to the face of
the golf clubs; as shown in Drawing No. 1. (left with Provisional Specification).

page_text: This first improvement gives the golfer greater driving power, by having the
centre of gravity loaded with metal in the centre of the back part of the blade, in
the shape of a cone, oval or round, (see Drawing No. 3).
It enables the golfer to get the golf club better under the ball, to give the ball
the desired loft when "bunkered
or cupped on the green. When the ball is
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"heeled " or "toed "
this metal golf club having the weight of metal concentrated
in the centre of back part of the blade, gives the ball the minimum amount of rotation
to the right or left; and the blade of the club being bevelled and curved on lower
edge, the golfer can play the ball much more easily out of sand, and when "cupped
on the green he can get the ball away with greater impetus, and without jerking it
and damaging the turf.
This second improvement consists in having the face of the metal golf club made
rough, as shown in Drawing No. 1 (left with Provisional Specification) by a design
of diamonds, squares, or circles, or any design producing roughness to the face of
the golf club, such roughness causing the face of the golf club to grip the ball and
keeping the ball more in the desired line of play.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
First. The back part of the blade of metal golf club being loaded with metal in
the centre of the blade in the shape of a cone, oval or round, as shown in Drawings
Nos. 2 & 3 (left with Provisional Specification) and
Second. The face of the metal golf clubs constructed as claimed in the first claim
having cut out on them, or inserted into the face of them, a design in the shape of
diamonds, squares or circles as shown in Drawing No. 1, or any design producing
roughness to grip the ball and keeping it more in the desired line of flight.
Dated this 25th day of September 1891.
WILLIAM THOMSON.