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← Sporting Memorabilia 4th & 5th November 2013

Nine tennis racquets, i & ii) a pair of ''Perfection'' racquets circa 1925 by C M Beresford & Co., London, concave, double twin stringing, wrapped and

Hammer Price:
£130
Estimated Price:

£200 - £300

Nine tennis racquets, i & ii) a pair of ''Perfection'' racquets circa 1925 by C M Beresford & Co., London, concave, double twin stringing, wrapped and double whipped shoulders, frames good, strings one complete, one with minor break iii) ''Challenge'' by F H Ayres circa 1932, with heavy ash insert to throat, double twin stringing (unusual for a 30s racquet), also heavily grooved handle (again unusual, normally leather by this time), early illustration of fancy shoulders, overall good iv) ''Au Fait'' by F.H. Ayres, circa 1933-34, laminated, combed handle with original leather grip, with perlon strings, still with brass screw indicating transition period from solid ash with wooden handle to laminate with leather grip, overall good v & vi) two racquets by Lillywhite Frowd & Co, a ''Vennessa'' and a ''Vitesse'' both circa 1935, the first Serpentine gut, both overall good vii) ''Aero Ace'' by W.H. James circa 1935, unique shaped shaft, overall good viii) ''Strokemaker'' by A. Bailey & Co. Ltd., circa 1940, restrung at a later date, overall good ix) ''Top Flite Standard'' by Spalding, open throat model, frame good, strings original with blue trebling to match blue trim on frame, one broken, retailed by Hargreaves of Portsmouth