rules

Chas. H. Belknap

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THE GAME SENSATION

[title Grasshopper Tennis]
(PATENT APPLIED FOR)

INTERESTING, AMUSING
AND WHOLESOME

CHAS. H. BELKNAP

46-48 Fulton Street
BROOKLYN BORO, N.Y.

The price is not preprinted on the cover. "THE GAME SENSATION" appears on the cover. "CHAS. H. BELKNAP" and address also appears on the cover. Dark green felt is included in the game.

tennis, grasshopper, net, racket

leaflet (quadrifold, 8 sides, 1 empty) printed in green ink

"GRASSHOPPER TENNIS"

12 inches wide — 13 inches high —⅜ inches deep

30.5 cm wide — 33 cm high — 1 cm deep

The box background is green. The label attached to the cover has an offwhite background. All lettering is in black. Black rectangular frame surrounds a green illustration that has grasshoppers at the ends and inside a tennis court and at courtside. The tennis net is a web; a web also appears in the upper right. The game is shown being played on grass with occasional plants around.

green, empty

The dark green felt tennis court is mounted inside the box top and box bottom with a hinge between them. The court measures 11 3/4" x 26" with marked areas ("DRIVE", "ACE", "CUT SHOT", "SMASH") and fabric mesh net held up by metal spikes.

Wooden tennis rackets (natural in hitting area, colored at handle) (3 1/8" long, 1/4" to 1 1/4" wide): 1 black, 1 teal, 2 pink. Small bone winks (5/8"): 4 white

Sears catalog 1919 (in Schroeder book from 1971, page 231, with an illustration of the cover of a game.)

Sears catalog 1919

Sears catalog 1920