Thursday, April 22, 2010

  • Spalding's Indian Clubs and Dumbbells


    • A look at a very old training guide: 'Indian Clubs and Dumbbells' by Spalding from the American Sports Publishing Company of New York. The date on this one is November, 1902, although the training info is certainly just as relevant today.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Thursday, April 22, 2010

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    Thursday, January 28, 2010

  • Spalding's Athletic Library: Indian Club Exercises


    • A look at a vintage Indian Club training course, put out by Spalding about a hundred years ago. The Spalding Company put out dozens of similar booklets highlighting tips and techniques for the many types of equipment they once featured in their catalog - Indian Clubs obviously being among them.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Thursday, January 28, 2010

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    Monday, September 14, 2009

  • Spalding Ebonite Hardwood Indian Clubs


    • Spalding provided a number of interesting Indian Clubs during the early part of the last century. These clubs were made of Ebony, a particularly sturdy dark wood which is also quite heavy. They also featured a decorative gold band and nickel plated heads. Given the look, style and makeup, these clubs must have been a lot of fun to train with.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, September 14, 2009

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    Monday, August 10, 2009

  • Early Indian Club Manufacturers


    • Indian Clubs were immensely popular in the late 1800's and early 1900's, hence, there were a number of manufacturers which made them available, and each with their own distinct mark. The mark for A.G. Spalding & Bros of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Chicopee, Massachusetts is shown above.

    Other early manufacturers include The Narragansett Machine Company of Providence, Rhode Island, Sim D. Kehoe of New York City, The Concord Bicycle Company of Concord, New Hampshire, Edward B. Warman of Los Angeles, California, and Wood and Chester of Boston, Massachusetts.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, August 10, 2009

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    Saturday, July 11, 2009

  • Spalding Indian Clubs


    • A hundred years ago, if you wanted to purchase some wooden Indian Clubs, you likely would have ordered them from the Spalding company of Chicago. It is interesting to see just how many different types and styles of clubs they had available. Not the fancy exhibition clubs on the bottom left. This advertisement dates to 1913.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Saturday, July 11, 2009

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    Saturday, February 14, 2009

  • Exhibition Clubs


    • Indian clubs come in many shapes and sizes. This is a pair of 'exhibition clubs' manufactured by Spalding sometime around 1902. They were hollow, so they are lighter than they look, and feature an ebonite finish with German Silver bands around the bottom part of the clubs. I'm sure they looked quite spectacular in action.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Saturday, February 14, 2009

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