10th May, 2014 10:00 GMT/BST
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £150
Charles Horner pin; seam visible to club, small dent to base and bent where it meets the stick - see images. Birmingham pin 1; makers mark J.K or F?. date rubbed, small dent to the front and splits in two places - see images Birmingham pin 2; makers mark rubbed, date 1912, slight rubbing overall- see image, small split to base. Birmingham pin 3; makers mark rubbed, date 1912, slight rubbing, possibly been re-soldered to stick - see image Birmingham pin 4; makers mark 'J.F', date 1909, very dented to base and top, numerous pin head sized dents. Silver mounted pin; impressed sterling to mount, slight wear, club head possibly reglued/fitted to base? - see images Tennis racquet; stamped 925 to the underside, slight wear overall. * Tarnishing to most of the pins
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