177 Antique / Vintage Wood Tennis Racquets / Rackets Great Wood Tennis Racquet Collection Start Price USD 3,500.00 Current Price USD 3,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 10, 2008 Location Boston, MA See more about '177 Antique / Vintage Wood Tennis Racquets / Rackets' Description I have no proof but I dont believe that there are more than 25,000 rackets from the pre 1935 era, here is your chance to own real history and have fun doing it, I must say good bye to my collection. There are 177 racquets here, all very old, all wood with a few old Dayton metal shaft ones, each a classic by itself. Some show their age and all are sold as is, but for the most part they are in great shape. It took me over 14 years to put this collection together and I enjoyed every auction, flea market and estate sale.  I work in the wood related industries and that was my real attraction to these racquets, more so than the sport itself. The craftsmen ship is amazing, I could not even imagine any of these being made today. They are from over a dozen different makers, most have very good markings on them, some have date of patent. From my investigation most are from 1900 thru 1935 or so. I will ship free in New England, $50 any where else in usa or canada. The list follow, where I write none, it means no model name or number or maker decal was evident. My Rating Model as shown on racket Logo as shown on racket misc detail 8 1  Berkeley Horsman Trademark orig gut, good shape 6 2  none none very thin, weather worn 8.5 3  Premier Forty Smith Casey Co Sprting Goods Boston very nice all around 8 4  Top Flight Junior Spalding open throat, Pat: April 3, 1928 9 5  Top Flight Spalding open throat, Pat: April 3, 1928, solid 8 6  "worn label" "worn label" thin neck, very nice 8 7  Rex Greenville Sporting Goods Birmingham Nice Taped shoulders, unique groove handle 9 8  none Broadway Tennis Racquets, Pawtucket tape on handle, superb condition 6 9  OVAL Quailty Gold Seal butt cap, minor crack along throat seam 7 10  The D & M 785 D &M Logo butt cap 7 11  Spalding Model A.H Spalding Logo butt cap, large head 7 12  Steel Head Dayton Logo ribbed stock 7 13  Steel Head Dayton Logo strings are very good 7 14  Narragansett B.H?AS Co. Logo 7 15  Cadet Dayton Logo loose butt cap band 8 16  All American Wright & Ditson good shape 8 17  none none kids model, good shape 6 18  Seventy Narragansett Machine Co Open throat 7 19  PAL Dickerman & McQuade Lowell Logo Nice egg shape 7 20  Premier Wilson lion Logo butt cap nice 8 21  Aristocrat James W. Brine Co., Boston tape on handle nice 8 22  Sceptre E.A Davis Co stamped made in England 8 23  Streamline A E.F. Gallaudet, East Greenwich RI patented July 3, 1923 8 24  VIM ?? nice shape 9 25  George Wright Champioship Wright & Ditson good shape 8 26  Overhead NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA very nice 9 27  Treymour Goldsmith Athletic Goods / Cinncinatti very nice 8 28  Lawford ??? orig tape on handle 9 29  Ellsworth Vines Model A Wilson very nice 8 30  None missing label orig gut/ nice 8 31  Harry C Lee Co., NY Bob Smith Sprting Goods, Boston cork inlaid handle 9 32  Dayton metal head Dayton Logo great shape 7 33  The Star Wright & Ditson missing some strings 9 34  None none elongated head, nice 8 35  Premier James W ? Sporting Supply Cambridge elongated head, nice 8 36  Red Devil Built by Arthur Butty, Cortland, NY red highlights  8 37  Blue Ribbon Wright & Ditson blue highlights 10 38  Eclipse Bewley Niagara Falls / Walter Bently Co very very nice 9 39  none very old squash/badminton racket great shape 6 40  Victor Stamped Made of Hickory smaller head 7 41  Blue Jay (bird Mark) Broadway Tennis Racquets, Pawtucket cork wrapped handle 7 42  none Multi layer laminate, sharp thin handle 6 43  PAL NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA elongated head, good 7 44  Geneva Spalding Logo stamped forspun gut 9 45  McLoughlin Wright & Ditson Fat Handle, thin neck 7 46  PAL no trademark very used, very solid 8 47  Geneva Spalding Logo elongated head 8 48  TopFlight Spalding Logo / Wm J Tilden open throat 9 49  Purple Ribbon Championship Logo has metal X press 9 50  The Surprise Wright & Ditson very nice 8 51  Gold Medal Spalding logo slighly flat top 8 52  The Roo?? spalding logo pat Oct 30, 1923 7 53  none NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA butt ring 9 54  none Harry C Lee Co, New York slot hole thru handle 7 55  none none nice elongated head 9 56  Fairmount Broadway Tennis Racquets, Pawtucket very nice 8 57  Hacket and Alexander spalding logo cork inlaid handle/ autograph gut 9 58  Sovereign NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA blue highlights 9 59  Autograph Harry C Lee Co, New York rubber on handle 9 60  Radcliffe Horace Partridge Co, Boston solid, butt ring missing 9 61  University A.J Reach Trademark great shape 10 62  Spalding Wizard AW Spalding Logo very, very nice 8 63  Spalding Kro-Bat Spalding nice 8 64  Fairfield Goldsmith Athletic Goods / Cinncinatti has owners name 10 65  Geneva Spalding Logo great shape a 10 10 66  Greenwood Spalding Logo blue highlights, very nice 6 67  none Spalding Logo loose strings 7 68  none none elongated head 8 69  Columbia Wright & Ditson Pat. Jan. 3, 05 8 70  None None transitional flat top 8 71  Pennant none orig gut/ nice 9 72  Superior D NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA cork inlaid handle 10 73  Victory Narragansett Machine Co great all over 8 74  Registered Model 55 none yellow, brown handle bands 10 75  Airflight Model ADS Western Auto Stores logo great shape 8 76  Davis Cup Wright & Ditson very nice 8 77  Favorite (orange detail) Spalding Logo smaller head 6 78  none Bancrft, Pawtucket RI thin handle 9 79  none made of very light wood great shape 7 80  No. 20 Squash spalding logo Pat: Jan 3, 05 / Mar 6, 00? 7 81  none very thin, light may be badminton very old, nice 8 82  Varsity Narragansett Machine Co old grooved cork handle, Pat: Mar 31, 25 5 83  Eureka Wards tape residue 7 84  none Davega United Sprts Shops NY red highlights  8 85  Invincible Harry C Lee Co, New York solid 8 86  Spalding Wizard AW Spalding Logo very nice 9 87  Regent Slazenger orig tape on handle 9 88  Regent Slazenger very nice, few nicks 8 89  The Park Wright & Ditson oblong, nice 7 90  Crest Wilson very nice 9 91  Wonder NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA very nice 8 92  Popular Wilson oblong head 8 93  Golden State Harry C Lee Co, New York solid 8 94  None None older, oblong 7 95  John ? None unique head 10 96  The Hub Wright & Ditson very very good 9 97  Wyncliffe Filense Boston old grooved cork handle 8 98  none none smaller, orig gut 9 99  None The Lutcliffe Co, Louisville old grooved cork handle 8 100  The Classic none smaller head 8 101  looks like Classic none thin neck 10 102  Excellor Marathon great all around 8 103  Champ A Walker Products 1950 - 60's ?? 6 104  none Harry C Lee Co, New York small gouge, Pat Mar 10, 08 7 105  Victory Narragansett Machine Co red highlights , checkered handle 10 106  Knight NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA very nice, canvas cover 10 107  Columbia Wright & Ditson grooved handle - has press 9 108  Karel B. Haselton Wright & Ditson very nice - has press 8 109  Lakeside Spalding Logo on 2 sides very nice - has press 8 110  Lakeside #5 Spalding Logo very nice - has press 9 111  Super Tournament Wright & Ditson very nice - has press 8 112  Oval spalding logo Pat Jan 3, 05 - has press 9 113  Oriole Wilson very nice - has press 9 114  none none open throat - has press 8 115  Imperial none from 50's - 60's w/press 8 116  Casino NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA old canvas cover, glendale CA 9.5 117  Continental Spalding old canvas cover, very very nice, press 8 118  National none very nice - no strings 8 119  ?? none - great flat top, thin very nice - no strings 9 120  Lakeside Spalding somewhat flat top, nice - no strings 9 121  Beckman Harry C Lee Co, New York cut in handle, no strings pat: mar 10, 08 9 122  Lee Maxim Harry C Lee Co, New York no strings - pat: mar 10, 08 and oct 12,15 7 123  American Ace Wright & Ditson red highlights, strings 90% gone 8 124  Tournament NJ Magnan/ N Attleboro MA very light 7 125  Wright & Ditson Boston MA Wright & Ditson elongated head 9 126  Victory Narragansett Machine Co new owner tape, nice 9 127  National Broadway Tennis Racquets, Pawtucket open throat, very good 9 128  Harvard Harvard Rackets nice 8 129  Geneva Spalding great shape, not orig gut? 9 130  Lakeside Marathon great shape, broken strings 9 131  none none very very nice 8 132  Wright & Ditson Boston MA Wright & Ditson checkered handle, thin 9 133  Royal (blue) Slavins Sporting Goods, Ardmore PA very nice 10 134  Criterion Wright & Ditson red highlihgts on handle 7 135  none Harry C Lee Co, New York classic hole through handle 7 136  Triumph Cambridge thin handle 9 137  Harry C Lee Co., NY Harry C Lee Co, New York classic hole through handle 8 138  Collegiate Indian head logo Stamped "Special" 9 139  Big Bill Tilden Junior Championship Logo very nice 9 140  Red Comet Wright & Ditson raised laminate on shoulder portion 8.5 141  Eagle Bambergers Sports Logo nice, worn 7 142  none Narragansett Machine Co classic hole through handle 8 143  none kids racket very used, unigue 9 144  American Thomas E Wilson Man, logo slight flat head 8.5 145  Royal Harry C Lee Co, New York very nice Pats: mar 10, 1908, oct 12,15 8.5 146  none Harry C Lee Co, New York nice Pat Mar 10, 08 6 147  New Winner Tennis & Squash Shop, Cambridge MA red highlights on handle 7.5 148  California St. Francis California Athletic Goods Pat Dec 1, 1925, small crack 9 149  Challenger The Sign of Quality logo elongated 9 150  Expert Alex Taylor & Co, NYC flat head 9 151  none Wright & Ditson unique head, very nice 9 152  Blue Ribbon Thomas E Wilson Man, logo very very nice 8.5 153  Premier none nice solid 8 154  Pacific Coast Winner The Empoium, San Francisco very nice 10 155  Greenwood Spalding excellent 9 156  none MS or SM logo thin handle 8 157  Expert Goldsmith Athletic Goods / Cinncinatti very nice 9.5 158  none Small kids model very very good shape 9 159  (175,176,177) none (4) wood badminton, kids tennis rackets very very old, worn 8 160  Princess D & M Sporting Goods Made by Draper Maynard, Portsmouth 8 161  New Winner Bancroft very solid 9 162  none kids racket great shape 8 163  none kids racket some separation but nice 9.5 164  National marathon very very good 9 165  none none - green highlights great shape 10 166  none excellent flat head checkered handle, thin 9 167  Suburban Manufactured by Iver Johnson Sport Gds great shape 9.5 168  none kids racket light, great shape 9 169  Challenger Iver johnson logo very nice 9 170  The Surprise Wright & Ditson very nice 9 171  Wright & Ditson Boston MA Wright & Ditson gut broken, great shape 10 172  Star none small kids, very nice 9.5 173  Narragansett Twenty none excellent 8 174  none kids racket very used, unigue Place a Bid!