Antique Wood 1920s Harry C Lee The Bat Tennis Racket with Slot on Shaft

Description

Antique Wood 1920s Harry C Lee
The Bat
Tennis Racket
Classic vintage
nice old early wood wooden racquet with super
The Bat
photodecal, overlay shoulders and terrific graduated banding
NOTE
:
Part of a group of 9 rackets. I will list three rackets a day between July 8 and July 10.
Will combine items for much reduced postage for multiple purchases.
MODEL
: 1920s Harry C Lee & Co New York
“
The Bat
”
HEAD
: Classic period oval; the shoulders are raised with overlays and the stock is very very very slightly rounded as it goes around the top of head; has an unusual slight string channel depression around the top of the head; expected wear to the top of the head
WARPING
: very slight twist to the head
FRAME:
excellent condition; has the expected Harry C Lee slot
THROAT WEDGE:
concave in the style of the period
STRINGS
: fully intact as shown: look like later 1940s – 1950s replacements
BANDING
: intact 6 original graduated black and gold bands in super condition
DECALS
: As shown; photodecal of
The Bat
is terrific
GRIP
:
4 ¾
inches; grooves are very shallow and narrow
IMPRINTED STAMPS:
none
WEIGHT:
weighs
13.5 ounces
actual weight
END CAP
: leather strip almost fully intact; end cap as shown; a rare survivor
Postage
will be based on 2.5 pounds of packed weight.  Combined domestic postage adds about .00 for each additional racket in the same box.
International buyer:
I will combine items for reduced postage for multiple purchases.