A pair of early lawn tennis rackets, mid-1870's, each with tilted ash head, convex wedge, walnut throat, original coarse gut strings, gut trebling and smooth round handle with leather butt (a few strings distressed on one head) -- A Whitehouse racket manufactured by Slazenger, ca. 1890, with convex wedge and finely scored octagonal handle (a few strings distressed, owner's initials 'J E T' carved in handle). (3)

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A pair of early lawn tennis rackets, mid-1870's, each with tilted ash head, convex wedge, walnut throat, original coarse gut strings, gut trebling and smooth round handle with leather butt (a few strings distressed on one head) -- A Whitehouse racket manufactured by Slazenger, ca. 1890, with convex wedge and finely scored octagonal handle (a few strings distressed, owner's initials 'J E T' carved in handle). (3)