Tennis ball box
Dunlop
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and processed material
Measurements
70 x 20 mm; 40 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32713.3.2
Summary
Box base of orange and black cardboard box for Dunlop tennis balls. Printed label on side reads: L.T.A. OFFICIAL BALLS / HAVE PASSED THE TESTS REQUIRED BY No. 3 OF THE RULES OF LAWN TENNIS AND ARE / AUTHORISED BY THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION / FOR USE IN / CHAMPIONSHIPS, TOURNAMENTS AND MATCHES / IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE YEAR 1949 / PRICE 27/4 per DOZ. / INCLUSIVE OF PURCHASE TAX.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Dunlop