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The “Enigma” racquet can be placed in the 1880s and has survived in unused condition. The frame shows a flat upper line, a head form that appeared frequently in this decade. Contemporary makers worked with controlled steam bending and kept the top section straight to avoid irregular tension in the wood. The head shape reflects the technical limits and workshop routines of the period. Portrait Position Late nineteenth century racquet construction relied on consistent shaping a

Walter Clopton Wingfield - The Tennis Founder For many years it was considered lost. It was a stroke of luck that led to its rediscovery a few years ago in France - the racquet of the founder of today`s game of tennis, Walter Clopton Wingfield . The exceptional find shows how racquets moved from Real to Lawn Tennis.  The Wingfield, 1876 ​A brief historical review. Until 1874, tennis was mainly practiced in courtyards or indoor spaces.  Imported from France , the Britisch call

The ancient game of Rackets originated in late eighteenth-century London as a game played in debtor prisons such as the Kidderminster Prison and the Fleet Prison. Prisoners used a hard ball struck against brick or stone walls and improvised wooden bats. The environment required elongated strokes and rapid reactions in confined spaces. Racquet from the game of Rackets, 1803 As the sport gained popularity beyond prisons, taverns, schools and clubs constructed purpose-built cour