Tennis racket with frame

Titles: Tennis racket with frame (Supplied title)

Description: Wood tennis racket and frame used by John McHie, Jr. of Minnesota, circa 1950. The A. G. Spalding & Bros. racket was produced by Dunlop and features intact stringing and handle tape. Both sides of the handle feature a portrait of Vincent Richards, a famous tennis player of the 1920s, with his signature beneath. Racket frame consists of two trapezoidal wood frames joined by four screws with wing nuts to secure the two halves of the frame around the racket. See also Beneta McHie's racket, ID Number 2016.6.1.

Dates

• Approximately 1950 (Use)

Creation

• made by: A.G. Spalding & Bros.
• owned/used by: Mchie, John L. Jr.

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2016.6.2.A,B

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 set items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 27 inches height (2016.6.2.A, racket)
• 9 1/4 inches width (2016.6.2.A, racket head)
• 1 1/2 inches depth (2016.6.2.A, racket handle)
• 10 1/2 inches height (2016.6.2.B, frame)
• 11 1/4 inches width (2016.6.2.B, frame)
• 2 1/2 inches depth (2016.6.2.B, frame)

Subjects

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