TH Prosser Real Tennis Racket. Antique Lop Sided Tilt Top Head Racquet.

Stock Number: PRTR3625

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This antique / vintage Real Tennis racket which has a lop sided head with gut stringing has a long square handle which is stamped with the maker's address and a label marked with TH Prosser & Sons.

T H Prosser & Sons of London were one of the oldest English sporting companies being established in 1857 and manufacturing manufactured real tennis equipment and lawn tennis equipment. They supplied Oxford & Cambridge Universities, Eton, Harrow and other top schools and were official makers to Princes Club in Knightsbridge and Queen's Club in West Kensington.

Real Tennis is the original and oldest of all the racket sports, dates back many hundreds of years and is played in an indoor court which has high walls and a ceiling. The rackets are designed with a lop sided head to help strike the ball when it is close to the corners of the court or the floor and the handles are longer than lawn tennis rackets. Real tennis rackets are still being made today but lawn tennis is more popular nowadays.

This rare vintage racket would make a nice collectible display piece or an interesting item for a sports museum.

Maker: TH Prosser & Sons, London.

Dimensions: Length: 67.5 cm (26 1/2"). Width: 18.5 cm (7 1/4"). Depth: 2.5 cm (1").

Weight: 428 g.

Condition: Good decorative vintage/antique condition. General wear, marks and broken strings. Some cracking, warping and old woodworm that has been treated. Please see pictures.

Please note that only the racket is included and any other items in the pictures are for display only.

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