- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; rubber; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0057
- Description
- A wooden tennis racket with a laminated handle of light and dark wood with incised vertical lines. At the end of the racket the wood is carved into a tail-like shape. The racket is strung with natural gut with vertical and red gut horizontally with two rose of blue at the top and bottom. The throat…
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- Title
- Tennis Racket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; rubber; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 22.5 x 68.6 cm
- Description
- A wooden tennis racket with a laminated handle of light and dark wood with incised vertical lines. At the end of the racket the wood is carved into a tail-like shape. The racket is strung with natural gut with vertical and red gut horizontally with two rose of blue at the top and bottom. The throat of the racket has a logo “LAKEVIEW” which is inside a light purple rectangle and a red triangle upside down, with gold outlines and foliage. Underneath the logo is a light purple band, and above the logo on either side is another thick strip of a light purple. Next to these bands is some strings wrapped around - white and blue. The backside of the throat reads “BEST IS BEST TRADE S&S MARK L THRO THE WORLD” in gold with two triangle overlaid to make a 6 point star. This racket is held within a press. The press is stamped with “SLAZENGERS DEMON” at the top and “MADE IN CANADA” at the bottom - on the top side. The press is held together twist knobs and springs.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0057
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