October 26, 2007

Vintage Tennis Fridays - Wright & Ditson Tennis Ball - circa 1890

Welcome back to the 19th century.

Last week we talked about the tennis shoes sold in the Wright & Ditson tennis catalog. This week, same catalog, but this time its tennis balls we'd like to talk about.

More specifically, look at the prices. Anywhere from $.40 to $.20 each. Seems dirt cheap by today's standards. But its actually quite expensive for back then. Think about what $.25 would typically buy, like at least 5 loaves of bread I'm guessing. Very interesting, tennis gets its snooty reputation from many years of being an expensive sport to play.

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Posted by Bob Wallace at October 26, 2007 10:19 AM

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