The loft on this club is not noted but looks like a Mashie. It has a smooth face which indicates that it was made before 1900. Some of the stamping on the back is likely struck - Cann ???? lor - Must be Cann and Taylor and Winchester & Richmond England - there is a second strike on the club of Deal Beach USA - It is 38 inches long, has a straight shaft and a suede grip that has recently been rewhipped.
On the back of the club:
WARRANTED
CANN& TAYLOR
WINCHESTER
&
RICHMOND ENGLAND
AND
DEAL BEACH USA
Cann and Taylor was a company formed by J H Taylor, the five-timesOpen Champion and George Cann, the Scottish club designer. Lots of innovationfrom them: the use of oak in making clubs; spring-faced clubs; the"billiard cushion" putter.
They adopted American business ideas when he moved to theUS. J H Taylor recognized the value ofbranding very early on, producing the first autograph clubs in 1898 andregistering his signature as a trademark in 1908.In 1901 the club making operations moved from Pittsburghto Asbury Park NJ when George Cann became the professional at nearby Deal beachgolf club. He stayed at Deal Beach for 8years before returning to England around 1909.
In the early 1890s, wealthy railroad financier and shipping magnate George Washington Young discovered the Jersey Shore and purchased 135 acres in West Deal where he built a magnificent estate. Young was among a pioneer group that established the first golf course at the shore, nine holes designed by Lawrence Van Etten. The original nine holes with minor changes now play as the 1st, 2nd, and 12th through 18th holes. Young and associates played the course for three years before organizing as the Deal Golf Club in 1898. They then built the clubhouse which remains the oldest in continuous use in New Jersey.
Deal expanded its golf facilities in 1899 by building a short nine-hole course exclusively for women, and added a second nine to the main course in 1900. The new course measured a “staggering” 6,495 yards and was considered the second longest course in the country. By 1903, there were nearly 600 members including summer visitors; annual dues were $25; visitors paid $1 per day; and the links were open year round. Other non-golfing activities included boating on Deal Lake, archery, croquet, tether ball, tennis, and lawn bowling. In five short years, the club established itself as the most notable social centre of the entire northern shore. Prominent members at this time included Robert Todd Lincoln (son of President Abraham Lincoln), Colonel George Harvey (editor of Harper's Weekly), William C. “Will” Durant (founder of General Motors), and honorary members, former Presidents Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley.
During these early years, many of the game's greats competed on the highly acclaimed course. Players included five-time British Open Champion J. H. Taylor, the talented amateur Walter Travis, and the 1910 U.S. Open Champion Alex Smith. They competed in various exhibition and regional competitions hosted at Deal including the Metropolitan Amateur and Open, New Jersey State Amateur, and The Deal Invitational.
Pete Georgiadys - "WOOD SHAFTED GOLF CLUB VALUE GUIDE " 7TH Edition - 2009 lists a Cann &Taylor Deal Beach Mashie at $275.
