8 iron golf club used by Ethel Funches
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: PING, American, founded 1959
label: Used by
content: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A PING 8 iron used by Ethel Funches.
label: Description
content: The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short grey diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of an arrow-like shape. There is text going vertically down both sides of the arrow. On the proper right side of the arrow it reads [GRIP RITE] and on the proper left side it reads [SWING RITE]. There is a thin line going around the base of the grip with stars below it. There is also a thin line going around the top of the grip. There are some small tears in different areas. There is a hole in the center of the top of the grip. There is a grey indented circle around it. It reads [GOLF PRIDE] above the circle and [MADE IN USA] below the circle. It reads [VICTORY] in an arc inside the circle with a small star.
label: Description
content: There are some scuffs in several areas on the shaft of the club. There is a clear adhesive label with black text on the shaft. There is a thick black line going around the top and a blue line around the bottom of the label. There is a blue line drawing of a male “creature” with a hat and a golf club. It reads [PING] in black letters going across the image. The text on the back of the label reads [KARSTEN / MFG. COPR. / BOX 9990 / PHOENIX, ARIZONA / 85068 / MADE IN U.S.A.]. The label is slightly torn in several places.
label: Description
content: The head of the club is made of metal. It is almost rectangular in shape but has rounded corners and is thinner towards the inside. The proper right side has a text which reads [KARSTEN MFG. CORP. PHOENIX AZ 85068 USA.]. There is a hollow area with text. It reads [PING TM EYE2]. There is a circle with a red dot in the center between the words “PING” and “EYE2”. It reads [PAT / PENDING] below it. The underside of the head has an engraved number “8”.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Golf
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Niece Angela Kenion-Wynn in Memory of Ethel P. Funches
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.249.4.9
objectType: label: Type
content: golf clubs (equipment)
label: Type
content: sports and athletic equipment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: steel alloy, rubber, ink, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2015.249.4.9 8 Iron): 37 × 1 × 3 1/2 in. (94 × 2.5 × 8.9 cm)