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← October Sports Memorabilia 28th & 29th October 2009

A collection of ten wooden framed tennis rackets, including a rare 'Forgan', square-topped with convex wedge and fishtail handle, circa 1890, a simila

Hammer Price:
£280
Estimated Price:

£150 - £200

A collection of ten wooden framed tennis rackets, including a rare 'Forgan', square-topped with convex wedge and fishtail handle, circa 1890, a similar 'Demon' racket, a Slazenger 'Doherty', with elongated head shape and convex wedge, circa 1900, three further rackets with convex wedge: one a Gamage 'Champion', 'The Match' by Johnson-Burton-Theobald of Norwich, the third un-branded, five later rackets: two 'Aero Aces', a 'Fulcrum' in a wooden press, a Gray 'Royal' and the other un-branded; sold together with two wooden framed badminton rackets and an aluminium press (13)