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RARE VINTAGE EVERLAST SPORTING GOODS "BLUE RIBBON" WOOD TENNIS RACKET c.1919

Estimated price for orientation: 395 $

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Description
Grip Size: 4 5/8" Model: BLUE RIBBON
Brand: EVERLAST Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
MPN: Does Not Apply UPC: Does not apply


  UP FOR SALE: A VINTAGE WOOD TENNIS RACKET FROM AROUND 1919 WITH THE "EVERLAST" BRAND LOGO ...BRONX, NEW YORK THE EVERLAST CO. WAS FOUNDED BY: JACOB GOLOMB...THE SON OF A TAILOR, JACOB DESIGNED AND MADE THE EVERLAST SWIM SUIT.....THAT WAS MADE TO LAST FOR MORE THAN ONE SEASON. AROUND 1917  THE GREAT BOXED JACK DEMPSEY CALLED ON JACOB AND HIS CO. "EVERLAST" FOR SPECALIZED BOXING EQUIPMENT....THE REST IS HISTORY !   THE EVERLAST RACKET UP FOR SALE  " BLUE RIBBON" MODEL.   NOTE: NEVER SEEN ANOTHER VINTAGE WOOD TENNIS RACKET WITH THE EVERLAST LOGO. CONDITION: NO WARPING OR CRACKS...ORIGINAL GREEN GUT WITH DOUBLE MAIN STRING JOB..INTACT UNBROKEN.  BOW WRAPS: INTACT...WEDGE: CONCAVE...HANDLE: REGULAR.     LEATHER COLLAR: under the vintage tape (see pictures) the cap has worn off...THE FINISH: NICE AGED AMBER PATINA....TIGER STRIP GRAIN IN THE HANDLE.  GREAT ADD TO ANY VINTAGE TENNIS COLLECTION.      AVAILABILITY: VERY RARE.