1894 Tuxedo Golf Club Trophy Tankard Won by L.B. Preston - Rare
Before you is a unique find that comes to market from a private west coast collection with a heavy focus of early golf Americana. This particular Pewter mug (tankard), awarded in 1894, predates the original formation of USGA and places it at a time in history when the avid golfers in America were a small, tight knit group of men. The carved inscription reads "Tuxedo Golf Club, September Handicap 1894, Won by L.B. Preston". The hinged lid of the tankard is inset with a detailed coin containing the portrait of Carl (Charles) XV, King of Sweden and Denmark, his coronation was in 1860 - three decades prior. The Tuxedo Club is a private member-owned country club located on West Lake Road in Tuxedo Park, New York in the Ramapo Mountains. Founded in 1886 by Pierre Lorillard IV, The Tuxedo was introduced by Griswold Lorillard at the club's first Autumn ball in 1886. In the late summer of 1894, the Tuxedo Club invited The Country Club, the infamous "Apple Tree Gang" from St. Andrew's, and Shinnecock to play in the first known interclub match in America, at Tuxedo in early October.7" x 5" x 8 1/2"
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