Hazel Streamline Red Star Tennis Racket
Hazel Streamline Red Star Tennis Racket
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Hazell Streamline Tennis Racket, Red Star.
A good triple branch Red 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 original and it still has the leather butt cap with the Hazell 'H'. This is a great example of this iconic racket. Stringing is intact.
Racket decal 'Hazells' Streamline,Made In England, 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 owner has also painted his address on the handle.
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
Good, the white has been refreshed with paint at some stage.
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