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Subiaco Museum > Records

TENNIS RACQUET: WOODEN, FLAT OVAL SHAPE

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c. 1935

Subcollections

Sport in Subiaco

Overview

Wooden tennis racuet with a flattened oval shaped head. Paint is badly chipped, and only flakes of red, grey white and cream remain. Gut is natural colour, with thin blue gut reinforcing, and red black and gold binding. Hand grip is brown leather with a hole pattern. Racquet was used by Mr and Mrs J E Mitchell of 11 Rankin Road, Shenton Park for social tennis.

Historical information

USed by the donors parents Julian and Sarah Mitchell. Both played tennis for the Subiaco Tennis Club in the 1930s both in singles, doubles and mixed doubles together.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1988.104.2

Item type

Objects

Material

Enamel Paint

Inscriptions and markings

Previously 1987.104 b

Keywords

Recreation - Games

Sport

Tennis

Keep

Rankin Road, West Subiaco

Rankin Road, Shenton Park

Rankin Road [11], Shenton Park

Tennis

MITCHELL, Jocelyn

MITCHELL, Jocelyn

Decade - 1930s

Year

Statement of significance

Tennis racquets used by local residents, Mr and Mrs Mitchell of Shenton Park.

Links to additional resources

Tennis scores reported in the newspapers

Last modified

Friday, 4 July, 2025

Completeness

94

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