Tennis racket
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and nylon.
Measurements
215mm (Racket Head Width) x 25mm (Depth); 690mm (Overall Length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672407
Summary
A tennis racket made of wood re-strung with modern material strings which are threaded onto the frame which has a thicker wood insert at the neck. On one of there is a faded label containing the trademark 'International' and a worn transfer with the model type 'Harris's'. A small piece of red tape is wrapped around the handle . The rest of the handle is covered with a well word fabric hand grip. Part of a collection of sports equipment that includes 2 rugby balls, a tennis racket and a tennis bag.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Tara Harris in September 2019