Description: UP FOR SALE..... AN EXTREMELY RARE 1890’s ANTIQUE E.C. MEACHAM ARMS CO. “DIANA” WOOD LAWN TENNIS RACKET..... THE MEACHAM ARMS CO. OF ST LOUIS, MISSOURI OFFERED SIX MODELS IN THEIR 1892 CATALOG. THEY WERE THE “MEACHAM SPECIAL”, WITH A CHECKERED HANDLE, THE “DIANA”, “IVANHOE”, “CRESCENT”, “CROWN”, & “PASTIME”...... THIS WOULD BE A RACKET THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY SCARCE AND ONCE THIS ONE IS GONE YOU MOST LIKELY WILL NOT SEE ONE AGAIN.... THE RACKET IS USED AND HAS WEAR CONSISTENT WITH ITS AGE & WITH BROKEN STRINGS (see pics)..... HAS BLACK CLOTH TAPE ON THE HANDLE THAT WAS DEFINITELY PUT THERE IN THE 1890’s WHEN THIS RACKET WAS IN USE (A GREAT LOOK)..... THE DECAL LOGO HAS WEAR, BUT YOU CAN STILL READ IT AND MAKE OUT THE DESIGN (see pics).... THE “DIANA” NAME IS PRESSED INTO THE WOOD ON THE TOP OF THE FRAME (see pics)..... A MUSEUM QUALITY RACKET.... RARE & HARD TO FIND!
Price: 239.95 USD
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-11-06T00:00:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: E.C. MEACHAM ARMS CO
Model: Diana
MPN: Does Not Apply
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
