Early Tennis Racket By Slazenger, The Demon
Early Tennis Racket By Slazenger, The Demon
Antique Slazenger Fishtail Racket, The Demon.
A fine quality early semi-flat top 'Demon' fish tail lawn tennis racket by Slazenger & Sons. The ash frame in very good condition, top stamped 'The Demon' on one side 'Slazengers' on the other, complete with a well grooved fishtail handle. The convex walnut wedge stamped with the DEMON device trademark on one side and the 'Slazengers' signature stamped in gold on the other. The racket with replaced period thick gut stringing, having three rows of trebling top and bottom.
This is a great piece for any tennis collection.
There are two images taken from a 1915 Slazengers catalogue of the advert for 'The Demon' lawn tennis racket.
It states:-
CAUTION "The Demon" racket has the largest sale of any racket, and has induced unprincipled dealers to introduce spurious imitations; we, therefore, beg to caution the public to see that "The Demon" is stamped on every racket.
The fishtail (fish tail) was an innovation in the Victorian period and was an attractive gimmick to help tennis players to grip their rackets. They were manufactured approximately from the 1890's to the 1920's and their shapely handle is always an attraction to the collector.
Dimensions:
1850-1899
Circa 1895 - 1900
Ash
United Kingdom
Frame in very good condition, restrung in period gut stringing.
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