Untitled
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and gut
Measurements
Each racket - 402 mm (length); 134 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Mansfield
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668178
Summary
A pair of small child's tennis rackets. These are made of wood with gut strings. The strings are threaded onto the almost circular frame which has a thicker wood insert at the neck. On one of these the letters 'D Gammon' are written in pencil. On the other, in pencil, is 'HG' A small piece of black tape is wrapped around the frame. A piece is missing on one racket. The rest of the handle is then turned with a groove at the racket end and a turned knob at the other end. Total number of items is 2.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr and Mrs Gammons in February 1994.