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		<title>Walbow Racket Company</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2020/09/walbow-racket-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The boom in tennis being played in Australia saw a host of new entrants enter the manufacturing sector.   Walbow Racket Company must have started in the  1920&#8242;s since the first ad, below comes from 1928.  In the mid 30&#8242;s it was owned by Lionel Walsh  and operated from 20 Alfred St Mascot.  It was quite [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Waddell&#8217;s Sporting Goods (NSW)</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2020/09/waddells-sporting-goods-nsw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 23:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always interesting to find new information about tennis racquet makers. Waddell&#8217;s Lt d manufactured sporting goods from a factory in Ralph Street, Alexandria around the corner from Slazenger. This wonderful example, the Royal Sovereign,  shows a very intricate shaft design not appearing on other competitive models. The logo on this racquet shows a variety of  [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Spider Web</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2018/03/spider-web/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider Web Sport Products introduced tennis racquets into the range of archery and  hockey equipment in the early to mid 1930&#8242;s to take advantage of the games rapidly growing popularity.  Spider Web&#8217;s owner William Respini was a cabinet maker by trade and the factory was located at 133 Wells Place, South Melbourne, or as it [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>EAST BROS.</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2013/12/east-bros-melbourne-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[East Bros. were located in Melbourne and only in 2013 did we find a reference to this company given an extremely low level of advertising in the newspapers. Thankfully we did find this example of a tennis racquet.  It would appear they did manufacture golf equipment from a Sydney plant as did other multi sport [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sportsmaster Racquet Company</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2012/04/sportsmaster-racquet-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Covered in patent numbers belonging to Alexander Racket Company, Sportsmaster is not really a manufacturer but a second marketing brand most likely. We are unclear at this point if Alexander&#8217;s were involved with the company financially. It was suggested that some ex-employees set this business up, obviously with some supply endorsement from Alexander&#8217;s. &#160; &#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Star International</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2012/04/gold-star-international/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1970&#8242;s brand and possibly the last series of racquets produced in Australia. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Racket Company</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2012/04/australian-racket-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Pre ARCO (Also Australian Racket Company), this is a potential business from the mid 1930&#8242;s. Little is known about this company, although most newspaper ads for their products appear in NSW. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic Racquet Company</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2012/04/olympic-racquet-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olympic Racquet Co. was believed to have produced racquets from a small workshop in Sydney. In the 1947 Business listings they are located at Trafalgar Lane, Annandale.  We know very little at this point about how long the company operated for.  In a Murdoch retail and mail order company ad from Sydney, Olympic racquets were sold [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Unusual Vintage Tennis Racquets 3</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2012/02/unusual-vintage-tennis-racquets-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Jeanrot Foldable  Racquet c 1985 A butt cap unwind system untightens the screw section in the throat allowing the racquet to pivot apart. In 2007 a reincarnation emerged called the JENRO which came apart completely for compact packing. This is shown in the Modern Unusual section. Fischer Superform Tuning c1985 Just like the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Unususal Vintage Tennis Racquets 2</title>
		<link>http://tennishistory.com.au/2012/02/unususal-vintage-tennis-racquets-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Santor S-Pro Steel racquet with really lovely industrial design cues. It is essentially two frames joined together with welded or soldered pins. &#160; &#160; The &#8220;Ken Rosewall&#8221; Seamless (Seamco) c 1971 As you can see the string supports are located inside the extruded aluminium frame leaving a very unusual smooth finish. Ken was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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