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Heavy Great Finish Vintage Wood 1915 Wright & Ditson Davis Cup Tennis Racket

Estimated price for orientation: 40 $

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Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition  


Heavy Great Finish Vintage Wood 1915 Wright & Ditson Davis Cup Tennis Racket I love the crackled alligatored original finish on this racket.  Heavy weight antique old early wood wooden racquet with deep wide grooves on four sides.  Terrific racket!NOTE:  Part of a group of rackets I just found. I will list one racket a day between September 17 and September 26.  Will combine items for reduced postage for multiple purchases.MODEL: 1915 Wright & Ditson DAVIS CUP HEAD: Classic period elongated oval; stock is square at the shoulders and rounded as it goes around the top of the head WARPING: noneFRAME: wonderful beautiful “crackled” original finish gives this racket lots of “pizzazz”; expected wear to the top of the headTHROAT WEDGE:  Concave in the style of the periodSTRINGS: original lamb gut in intact condition with great stringing pattern.  No breaks in mains and crosses.BANDING: both original silk color coordinated bands in wonderful intact conditionDECALS: As shown; beautiful and complete GRIP: 5 ¼  inches; very large size; pre-dates grip materialSTAMPS: 13 ½     1    D   WEIGHT: weighs 14.4 ounces actual weightEND CAP: leather strip completely intact with almost no wear as shown in the photo; end cap as shownPostage will be based on 3.5 pounds of packed weight.  International buyer: please wait for the invoice.  International shipping: Approximately $45 for one racket; $4 for each additional racket in the same box.Last racket in this collection will be listed on September 26.