GOLF TREASURES:
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Could you give me values for some equipment I have please, Dale? : Six UK size (1.62") Uniroyal Plus Six golf balls, still in individual wrappers, and in the original six-ball carboard box. a number of Dunlop 65s also in individual wrappers and in original 12 box. 3 Henry Cotton irons by Nichol of Leven (steel shafts, vgc) An early steel shafted (brown finish) putter by Castle, brass triangular section head with the name "The Uncanny" engraved on it.Mint, with original leather grip. A Slazenger Ben Hogan persimmon "Speed slot" driver bought by my uncle in 1956 (superbly restored by David Watkinson) 3 other Ben Hogan speed slot drivers made by Hogan's company all original and vgc.
Simon Oldfield

Dale Concannon writes:

You have an interesting selection of items. First the UK size golf balls: While collectors in America have been known to pay upwards of £10 per ball, the market for old Dunlop 65's and Uniroyals is strictly limited in Britain. As for the clubs, there is nothing of any great value here including the Uncanny putter from the late 1930's. (Most collectors want hickory-shafted clubs and nothing else.) As for the speed-slot Hogan woods, there is the possibility that they might be worth something in a year or two. The market for Hogan clubs is growing and after all, they were superbly made clubs. That said, they are fairly commonplace clubs compared with some of the early MacGregor woods and only have a limited value of about £50 each.