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Vintage BRIGHT Tennis Racket Horace Partridge Wood AMERICAN TATE EXPERT 1920

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Vintage Gorgeous BRIGHT Horace Partridge Wood AMERICAN TATE EXPERT CALIFORNIA 1920 Tennis Racket Hard to find early Boston maker! Amazing clean condition wooden racquet in classic oval shape; probably used only a few times.NOTE: Part of a group of 12 rackets fresh to the market. I will list two rackets a day between April 20 and April 25.  Will combine items for much reduced postage for multiple purchases.MODEL: 1920 Horace Partridge Boston  AMERICAN TATE EXPERT CALIFORNIAHEAD: Classic oval; stock is square at the shoulders and rounded as it goes around the top of the head; minor scuffing to top of headWARPING: noneFRAME: super clean and bright condition; retains the fabulous original finish all the way around the head; throat and wedge are fantasticTHROAT WEDGE:  Concave and laminated in place with a thick ply in the style of the period; several different woods were used to give this its distinctive lookSTRINGS: original as shown; probably lamb gutBANDING: all original 100% intact; color coordinated with the stringsDECALS: As shown; they are excellent. GRIP: measures 4 7/8 inches aroundSTAMPS:  M   probably for the weight or grip sizeWEIGHT: weighs 12.7 ounces actual weightEND CAP: very unusual “tooled: leather strip intact and beautiful as shown; end cap in unusually good state of preservationPostage 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 April 25