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TENNIS RACQUET

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Overview

Wooden racquet with an oval shaped ribbed handle and an egg shaped frame holding a square weave plastic string hitting surface.

The frame has strengthening in four places on the lower half of the racquet and text on both sides. It also has a leather strip around the base of the handle.

There is a trade mark on the base of the handle, and [M.ROWE] scratched into side of the handle.

Historical information

One of the items collected by Kim Fletcher from 15 William Street Armadale in an old tin trunk.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2014.47A

Themes

People
Social History
World Cultures

Material

Wood

Width

232 mm

Height or length

680 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on front: [SPALDING / UNIVERSAL / MANUFACTURED FOR / A.HORDERN & SONS LTD. SYDNEY] And on back: [A.G.SPALDING & BROS / MADE IN U.S.A. / TRADE MARK SPALDING ] On side of handle: [MADE IN U.S.A.]

Keywords

UNITED STATES of AMERICA

SPALDING Bros

ROWE Millicent Milly Ivy Miss

WILLIAM Street 15 ARMADALE

Statement of significance

This collection of objects from 15 William Street Armadale was collected to provide a snapshot of everyday items that were in a Armadale home in the from the early 1930s through to the 1970s. The collection was used by who Miss Ivy 'Milly' Millicent Rowe lived in the home from c1932-1970.

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