Eldon manufactured for Siegel Cooper Co New York Transitional Flat-Top Checkered Handle Antique Tennis Racquet c. Late 1890-1905 Berkeley school labeled at top Classic vintage original transitional flat top shape with convex wedge and 1 brass screw on both sides. Frame: very nice condition for a racket 135 years old. Beautiful ash with checkered handle. Finish still retains a good amount of original shellac coating. There were three kinds of wood used for this frame. Leather base trim is 90% there. Throat Wedge: solid wood looks like beechwood. Strings: Original strings and trebling. Unheard of for a racket of this age with good tension. No warping Fantastic find!
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