Wood 5 golf club used by Ethel Funches
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: PING, American, founded 1959
label: Used by
content: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A wood golf club from PING, 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.
label: Description
content: 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 at the bottom. There is a black tapered piece of ribbed rubber around the bottom of the shaft.
label: Description
content: The head of the club is made of a dark wood. There are scuffs and scratches in several different areas, and the proper left side has wear and tear from where it hit the ball. The proper left side has a thick red stripe. It also has vertical grooved lines as well as some tan exposed wood. The proper left side is flat, since it is a right-handed golf club.
label: Description
content: The underside of the head has scuffs and scratches on it. There is a piece of metal covering most of it. It has four (4) nails securing it to the wood. The metal has a bit of discoloring as well as some dents and scratches. There is black text on the piece of metal. It is indented into it. It reads [24734 / PING EYE 2 / ® {line drawing of a male “creature” with a hat and golf club} {drawing of an eye} T.M. 5 / KARSTEN MFG. CORP. / BOX 9990 PHOENIX, ARIZONA U.S.A. 85068 / U.S. PAT. NO. 3625518].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Golf
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2015.249.4.3
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: wood, metal, rubber, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2015.249.4.3 Wood 5): 43 × 4 × 4 1/2 in. (109.2 × 10.2 × 11.4 cm)