FH Ayres Davis Cup Racket (Used)

"Davis Cup"; white paint and brown / black thread design; gut strings, with many broken strings near the throat; "Davis Cup" transfer to the throat - "F.H Ayres 04" embossed above the handle; grooved wooden handle, suggests that it didn't ever have a leather grip.

F.H. Ayres of London, was one of Britain's premier sports and games manufacturers before being acquired by Slazenger in the 1940s; in addition to tennis rackets, they also made items for croquet, billiards and chess - and specialised in rocking horses from the early 1900s