Hazel Green Star Tennis Racket, Streamline
Hazel Green Star Tennis Racket, Streamline
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Reduced from £560 to £450
Hazell Streamline Tennis Racket, Green Star.
A good triple branch Green Star Streamline tennis racket made by Hazells' of 111-113 Mare Street, London E 8. The racket is in good condition, all transfers are bright in colour with slight rubbing to some. The leather grip is a Dunlop replacement but it still has the leather butt cap with the Hazell 'H'. This is a great example of this iconic racket. Stringing is there but damaged.
Racket decal 'Hazells' Streamline, RegD & patented', 'HAZELLS' with another decal showing all the countries the racket is patented in with their corresponding patent No. The countries being Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, U.S.A & Great Britain.
The design of the Streamline racket was filed for patent on December 17th 1935 by Frank W Donisthorpe, a former tennis player and its inventor. The company made tennis, badminton and squash rackets named red, blue and green star. They also produced a painted white and an aqua colour racket. Bunny Austin, the English tennis champion, actively promoted the Streamline racket. It was popular not just for its eye catching design but also for the practicality of its light weight.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
Circa 1930's
Ash
England
The racket has been treated for wood worm & some of the stringing is damaged.
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