We very rarely pick up Indian Clubs, a popular form of
exercise in the US starting in the 1860s and dying out in popularity in the
1920s. We did however pick up this pair as they were marked (other than manufacturer), which is very unusual, and related to an earlier posting on this blog.
The pictured pair of clubs, standing 21” in height are
stamped “PRATT GYM”. If you refer back to our blog entry of August 17, 2013, The Beginnings of Amherst Football , you
will note that Amherst College’s first donated building from an alumni was
Pratt Gym, erected in 1883, donated by Charles Millard Pratt. Pratt, class of ’79 was a member of the 79
Eleven in 1878. This association made adding these clubs to our collection an
easy decision.
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