SPOOF GOLF

(no catalog number shown on game)

(none)

(no publisher name on game)

«SPOOF
GOLF»

golf, golf club, golf ball

1 shilling, 6 pence (year: 1893)

(no rules present in games examined)

cardboard box

4 ⅜ inches wide — 3 inches high — 1 ½ inches deep

13.7 cm wide — 7.6 cm high — 14 cm deep

Label. "SPOOF" above "GOLF" at a slant upwards toward right. Title in white with black outline, on dull yellow banners. Upper left, upper right, and lower left corners have a generic repeating background with notional fleur-de-lis in diamonds on pinkish background. Lower right and right show 3 golf clubs, 8 golf balls, and a pin with flag.

multi-diamond pattern of gold-brown and plae green and white

multi-diamond pattern of gold-brown and plae green and white

The nicely turned natural wood cup (2" in diameter at top and bottom, 1 1/2" tall, with concave sides) has an extended base (with black ring), and shiny sides.

Included are 4 nicely turned wooden round targets (1 1/2" outer diameter, 1" inner diameter, and 1/4" tall with an inset curving to the top lip starting 1/8" up) serving as golf holes, with a drop-out in the center.

(none present)

Rick Tucker

The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania) page 2 column 6 ⇱