The "Victor"
Tyldesley and Holbrook
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1900 - 1930
Materials
Wood, metal, string, catgut, leather, paper and processed material
Measurements
685 mm (L)
Place of origin
Deansgate
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937245.1.1
Summary
Tennis racquet "The Victor", by Tyldesley & Holbrook, 109 Deansgate, Manchester; has some blue stringing, dark blue octopus suction grip, the "Kum Bak", and '13 1/2' scored on the handle. Contained in racquet press "The Maltese", by F. H. Ayres Ltd., London, stamped 'S' and labelled 'Stamford, Dunham Massey Hall' [.2].
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
13 1/2 (scored onto handle)
Makers and roles
Tyldesley and Holbrook, manufacturer