Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 1, Rackets as Commodities Bancroft, ALL STAR,c.1960s Crescent is painted only. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 1, Rackets as Commodities Bancroft, ARROW,c.1970s Light, cheap woods. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 1, Rackets as Commodities Bancroft, TOURNAMENT,c.1970s BJK name, screened B, cheap. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 1, Rackets as Commodities Bancroft, MONTE CARLO,c.1970s Borg name, screened B, cheap. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 2, Rackets as Classics Bancroft, SUPER WINNER,c.1960s Strengthened shaft, less paint. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 2, Rackets as Classics Bancroft, PLAYERS SPECIAL,c.1970s Strengthened shaft, short flakes. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 2, Rackets as Classics Bancroft, KING PERSONAL,c.1980s Nice woods, player quality racket. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 2, Rackets as Classics Bancroft, BORG PERSONAL,c.1980s Nice woods, player quality racket. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames TAD (Davis), TAD,c.1960s Early use of fiberglass on crescent. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames Tad (Davis), SUPREME,c.1970s Fiberglass down shaft. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames Bancroft, FLEXIGLAS,c.1960s Claimed as 1st fiberglass racket. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames Bancroft, EXECUTIVE,c.1970s Fiberglass on a top-end racket. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames Bancroft, COMPETITION,c.1970s Fiberglass and Armadyn together. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames Bancroft, F.R.S.,c.1970s Fiberglass Reinforced with Steel. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames Bancroft, TEAR DROP,c.1970s Unusual shape with Armadyn. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 3, Comp., Conventional Frames Bancroft, MACH I,c.1980s Graphite added to nice wood. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames Head, VILAS,c.1970s Graphite, open throat, nice woods. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames TAD (Davis), TOPSPIN,c.1970s Open throat, diagonal string. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames Rossignol, C-12 GRAPHTE,c.1970s Open throat, graphite, nice wood. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames Spalding, SPEEDSHAFT,c.1980s Painted mix of wood and fiberglass. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames TAD (Davis), HI POINT,c.1980s Midsize, heavy wood element. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames TAD (Davis), IMPERIAL,c.1980s Midsize, still walnut presentation. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames Kennex, BLUE ACE,c.1970s Heavy use of graphite, wood accent. |
Per. 5, The Last Years, 1960s-80s
Gen. 4, Comp., Transitional Frames Dunlop, PLAYER,c.1970s Heavy use of graphite, wood accent. |
- Notes
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- My apologies for the low quality of the pictures, always hard to mix quality 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 and/or rackets may be modified from earlier versions of this page.
- Rackets examples may also be different from those in book.