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7-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches

late 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A 7-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a red rubber grip at the top. The grip has short horizontal indented lines going around the grip in several columns. There is a thick strip of black plastic around the base of the grip. There is a logo the center of the top of the grip. There is an indented circle around it. It reads [Golf / Pride] inside the circle. There is a mostly unreadable patent number outside of the circle. There is a grey and blue adhesive label with blue text on the shaft. It reads [TRUE TEMPER ROCKET]. There is a blue ring around the top and a blue ring around the bottom. The label is also partially torn around the edges. There is a thick black faded area at the base of the shaft.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2015.249.4.6

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