Tennis raquet
Slazenger
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ash, Mahogany
Measurements
695 x 208 x 19 mm
Place of origin
London
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 549553
Summary
Tennis racquet with ash frame and mahogany handle. Head with flat top, reeding along handle with knob at end. 'RESTRUNG TM Ajax ILFORD Slazenger' impressed in gilt on one side of handle. 'Trade Mark The Demon Benettink London' impressed on opposite side. Handwritten label inscribed: 'Zlazenger (sic) Tennis raquet £1.50 restring 1921 England Demon Benettink London.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Zlazenger (sic) Tennis raquet £1.50 restring 1921 England? Demon Benettink London. (label)
Makers and roles
Slazenger , manufacturer