Tennis racquet
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1900 - 1930
Materials
Wood, metal, string, catgut, leather and paper
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937245.2
Summary
Tennis racquet, "The St. James", manufactured by W.H. James Ltd., 27 Kirby Street, London, E.C., and supplied by Lilywhites Ltd., 31 Haymarket, London, S.W. [.1], contained in racquet press, the "Davis", by T.A. Davis Ltd., London, marked 'EGM Adams' [.2].
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).