Racquet, Circa 1895

Physical description

A wooden, transitional flat-top Horsman 'Eclipse Special' tennis racquet, with oriental gut (silk) strings, solid convex throat, and, cross-hatched slender octagonal handle. Inscription across obverse, from crown to throat: SPECIAL/E.I. HORSMAN/ECLIPSE. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Ink, Glue, Silk

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