Rownson, Drew & Clydeside: Gofky circa 1912
26 Sep 2012 11:00 BST Chester
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Rownson, Drew & Clydeside: Gofky circa 1912
Comprising an original box with 5 fine wooden jacks, original score card, rules and advertising leaflet.
Provenance: Christies sale 9663 8.7.03 lot 21
Estimate:
£100 - 200
US$ 150 - 300
€120 - 230

Footnotes

  • An outdoor game for two or more players...with elements of croquet and billiards Gofky is played by putting a golf ball from a tee at one side of the lawn around the 5 wooden jacks in a different order for each hole prior to holing out in a cast iron hole on the other side of the lawn.
    Harry Vardon extols the virtues of Gofky in the advertising leaflet, 'a 9 hole round of Gofky lasts a good two hours and is played on a 40 foot square lawn'.

    Provenance: Christies sale 9663 8.7.03 lot 21

Category: Collectibles / Golfing Memorabilia


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