POLIDATA ® RACKET ILLUSTRATIONS, BANCROFT, The AUSSIE Model (Set 1)

THE AUSSIE (1), c.1950s
An early version with airbrush graphics, features list on shaft. 		THE AUSSIE (2), c.1960s
A later rendition of this model with the typical stiff shaft. 		THE AUSSIE (3), c.1960s
Another version with slight changes in graphics. 		THE AUSSIE (4), c.1970s
Another version with slight changes in graphics.
THE AUSSIE (5), c.1970s
Another version with slight changes in graphics. 		RESERVED
Reserved 		RESERVED
Reserved 		RESERVED
Reserved





Notes
  • My apologies for the poor quality of the pictures, both flash and resolution.
  • Clicking on the picture will link to a larger size of the thumbnail.
  • Print in Landscape mode and with a scissors and glue stick a wall poster can be made.
  • Pictures intended to provide general differences in overall characteristics.
  • All dates are only general estimates of the decade of production.
  • Comments may be modified from earlier versions of this page.
  • Suffix numbers () added merely to identify on this page, not for all variations of this model.
Distinquishing characteristics
  1. BANCROFT logo decal-none, eagle, coat-of-arms, racket-in-B
  2. BANCROFT name style-script, fancy block, italic, bold block
  3. butt cap types-none, cloth, plastic
  4. butt cap B-USA, Taiwan, Japan
  5. string pads-leather or plastic
Comment on Model
  1. The AUSSIE was a popular mid-level model made for several decades.
  2. All Aussies were made in the U.S.A.

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