[Lee]

The fall Brimfield, Massachusetts flea market was held this past week and so I continue with my series of posts of what I happen to find there. There is always a selection of South Seas clubs on offer at Brimfield - but usually the same ones as from markets past that all too often share an unfortunate condition issue of having rather conspicuous bits of wood broken off.

This one was making its premiere appearance, but has that same old problem of a missing fragment - namely the pointed spur now represented by a stump. This club also appears well covered by an old, dark paint job, reassuringly worn away to reveal handsome wood - right at the point where you find your hand when carrying it. I shall restrain the impulse to strip away this paint on the basis of Fergus Clunie's suggestion that such paint may be original. This paint also covers the stump where the spur should be (3rd picture). The bottom picture is an on-end foreshortened view showing variations in diameter that are not so obvious from the side views.

I will appreciate any advice and enlightenment our club enthusiasts choose to share.