Manfred Schotten Antiques

Minchinhampton Golf Club Print: A Hazard on the Ladies' Course. This charming Victorian engraving, "Golfing on Minchinhampton Common: A Hazard on the Ladies' Course," was drawn by ce...

Antique English George the III Oak Lowboy Side Table. A charming antique English oak lowboy side table, beautifully crafted with elegant proportions and rich character. Constructed f...

Vintage Mahjong Set in Hardwood Carry Case. A beautifully presented vintage Mahjong set housed in an elegant hardwood carry case with twin brass carrying handles and decorative brass...

Vintage A.C.U. Racing Motorcycle Crash Helmet by Everoak. A superb vintage Everoak motorcycle crash helmet of classic pudding-basin form, made in England and finished in black paint....

Rugby at Twickenham by Tram - Dame Laura Knight. One of the most iconic sporting posters produced for London Transport, Rugby at Twickenham by Tram was designed by the renowned Briti...

Antique Golf Club Driver, R. Whitty. A period small socket head persimmon wood driver, by R. Whitty. This great looking small headed club has a polished club head, lead weight to the...

Scared Head Golf Club by D. Tate. An elegant late 19th-century persimmon wood scared head (or "scare joint") driver crafted by D. Tate. The club features a lead weight set into the r...

Antique Golf Club - Scared Head Wood by D.M. Patrick An elegant persimmon wood scared-head (or "scare-joint") driver by D.M. Patrick. This fine club features a lead weight set into t...

Silver Golf Ink Blotter. This elegant silver rocker blotter is a charming and practical addition to any writing desk or bureau. Crafted with a plain silver wraparound cover over a wo...

Victorian Satin Birch Racket Press. A very good high quality racket press made with solid wooden satin birch front and back plates with three wooden dividers. The press can hold up t...

Vintage Multiple Club Or Country HouseTennis Racket Press. Early 20th-century multiple lawn tennis racket press of Tunmer patent type. This impressive adjustable racket press is designed to hold up to sixteen lawn tennis rackets and features a tennis ball rack beneath. Constructed in oak, it remains in very good condition with an attractive colour and patina developed through years of use. The rackets are stored between shaped wooden dividers and compressed using the cast-iron flywheel mechanism, helping to maintain their shape and prevent warping. The sliding compression block, which houses the wheel mechanism, is fitted with locating holes that correspond with a series of drilled holes in the steel guide bar. This allows the block to be repositioned according to the number of rackets being stored. Its size and capacity suggest that it was originally intended for use in a tennis club, country house, school, or other institutional setting. Although unbranded, it is believed to be of Alfred Adrien Tunmer design. Surviving examples of the Tunmer patent press were manufactured by F.H. Ayres Ltd., London, under Patent No. 16,439 of 1907. On the rear of the press are the remains of a paper trade label, possibly from a sporting goods retailer or manufacturer. Visible fragments include the words or letters "WHIT…..DO", "ngton", "ctu", "Footba", and "of e", together with part of a tennis racket head showing the stringing pattern. Unfortunately, insufficient survives to permit a positive identification of the retailer or maker. The dimensions given exclude the cast-iron flywheel handle, which projects approximately 15 cm beyond the body of the press when fully tightened. The base incorporating the tennis ball rack is a later addition, but it complements the press well and transforms it into an attractive free-standing piece of period tennis equipment...

The Badminton library of Sports And Pastimes. edited by His Grace The Duke Of Beaufort, K.G. assisted by Alfred E.T. Watson Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Rackets, Fives. Published by Longmans...