The photograph shows three maces - the first is about 200 years old and is all made from one piece of ash, the head being integral with the shaft, overall length is 45" (114cm). The other two maces shown in this photograph are of later manufacture measuring 57 long (145cm) overall and have the name Thurston - Catherine Street - London stamped on the underneath side of the head, thus establishing that they are about 160 years old. The heads are made from a separate piece of hardwood (rosewood or similar), and are fitted onto hickory shafts. There is a "Sighting Line" on the upper surface of the head, and the heads are slightly angled so that these maces would be used by right handed players so that when the shaft came over the right shoulder the sighting line enabled the player to aim more accurately.