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The Putter has a leather grip that has seen better days but is still there. The face has short dash markings. The back side has the following markings. (1) G3 (2) a hand holding a balance (3) V or N.B. Hutchinson and what appears to be a shuttlecock over oak leaves? The putter show what are normal nicks and scratches from being carried in a golf bag. In advance I would like to Thank you in advance for any information concerning the age and the maker also the value of the putter that you can provide. J
Jim Sikorski

Dale Concannon writes:

The term 'heel and toe' weighting is a relatively new one according to most modern day club designers. Your putter proves otherwise. Manufactured around 1910, the 'balance' putter was a highly innovative but short-lived British club. Pioneered by A Tooley & Sons of London, then George Forrester of Elie, Scotland, the idea was also taken up by a number of other golf companies who thought it was going to revolutionise the playing of golf. Sadly, like many other good ideas, it was ahead of its time in terms of club design and failed to take off. Today, a putter like this could expect to fetch between £80-£120 at auction depending on condition.