PRESS
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TENNIS RACKET PRESS
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19960055002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TENNIS RACKET PRESS
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 5
- Length
- 27.9
- Width
- 21.2
- Description
- 2 WOOD FRAMES ARE CONNECTED AT EACH CORNER BY LONG METAL SCREW THAT IS INSERTED THROUGH THE BOTTOM FRAME THEN A METAL SPRING IS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FRAMES, WITH A WING NUT ON THE END OF THE SCREW MEANT TO TIGHTEN OR LOOSEN THE TENSION ON A RACKET. IN ONE CORNER THE SCREW IS ATTACHED BY A HINGE AND CAN SWING OPEN TO ALLOW THE RACKET TO BE INSERTED INTO THE PRESS. MARKED ON THE TOP OF THE PRESS IN PENCIL IS "I. GOODALL", AND IN RED FELT, "A. DICKSON". ALSO STAMPED IN BLACK INK IS "MADE IN CANADA". IN SMUDGED BLUE INK ON THE TOP MAY BE THE NAME "EDON DICKSON". METAL SCREWS IN CORNERS ARE RUSTING.
- Subjects
- SPORTS EQUIPMENT
- Historical Association
- SPORTS
- History
- BELONGED TO ALAN MARQUIS DICKSON, THE SON OF ISABEL AND HUGH DICKSON JR. FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE FAMILY SEE P19960055001-GA AND P19960055003-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960055002
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-07
- Collection
- Museum
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