RACKET & TENNIS MEMORABILIA
Double Racket Press by John Holden, Circa 1880
£240 used
A rare Holden solid wood Mahogany double racket press with brass fittings. Stamped with "J HOLDEN 10 UPPER BAKER STREET LONDON NW" There is an internal wood separator enabling two rackets to be inserted in the press. Some marks and scratches on the wood consistent with age. (see photographs) Approx 15x11 inches. John Holden was a Society Tennis Racket Craftsman producing rackets for Royalty and the famous. He also supplied tennis rackets to shops including the Army and Navy stores with the familiar "London" stamp on the head of the racket. In 1872 he opened his tennis racket shop at 10 Upper Baker Street which at that time was a prestigious London street close to Regents Park where a small area was later available for playing tennis. The business later moved to nearby 68 St John's Wood Road in the 1880s and opened their own indoor tennis court.
A rare Holden solid wood Mahogany double racket press with brass fittings. Stamped with "J HOLDEN 10 UPPER BAKER STREET LONDON NW" There is an internal wood separator enabling two rackets to be inserted in the press. Some marks and scratches on the wood consistent with age. (see photographs) Approx 15x11 inches. John Holden was a Society Tennis Racket Craftsman producing rackets for Royalty and the famous. He also supplied tennis rackets to shops including the Army and Navy stores with the familiar "London" stamp on the head of the racket. In 1872 he opened his tennis racket shop at 10 Upper Baker Street which at that time was a prestigious London street close to Regents Park where a small area was later available for playing tennis. The business later moved to nearby 68 St John's Wood Road in the 1880s and opened their own indoor tennis court.
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