Always interesting to find new information about tennis racquet makers.
Waddell’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 sports so presumably, they made a range of equipment which was sold throughout Australia based on advertising.
Typically, these work places contain some flammable materials and in 1939 they suffered a quite extensive fire and local reports confirm both the factory street address and that racquet frames were damaged.
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