HORSMAN'S IMPROVED PARLOR TENNIS

On cover: "PATENTED DEC. 9 1890".

Horsman

(none)

«HORSMAN'S
IMPROVED PARLOR TENNIS.»

TRADE
MARK

PATENTED DEC. 9 1890

COPYRIGHTED BY E. I. HORSMAN, JR. 1890

tennis

(no rules present in games examined)

cardboard box

6 ⅞ inches wide — 10 ¼ inches high — 2 inches deep

21.3 cm wide — 64.1 cm high — 5.1 cm deep

"HORSMAN'S (black with pale red shadow) at upper left. At left, "TRADE" above "MARK" in pale red. "IMPROVED PARLOR TENNIS." (same) at bottom. Below that, "PATENTED DEC 8 1890" at left and "COPYRIGHTED BY E. I. HORSMAN 1890" at right, both in pale red.

Table at center with green tennis mat and net from game. Man at left (black suit, mustache) holding shooter with right hand, leaning it on the edge of the table. To right is a woman (blue outfit with white sash around neck) looking on with hands under table. To right is a man (bluish-black suit, white shirt, and bowtie, mustache) at right rear corner looking on. At right is woman (light red outfit with V-neck) holding light-colored shooter on mat.

dark blue, empty

Under box lid: ad for "HORSMAN'S LAWN TENNIS"

Felt mat, 15 3/4" x 8" x 1/8", marked "HORSMAN'S TENNIS" on both ends in black. Outer background is yellow, then black line, then white line. Inside that are markings for a tennis court in green, separated by white lines.

One cardboard net, 6 1/2" wide and 1 1/4" high, about 1/8" thick. Two turned, finished natural wood stands for ends of net, shaped like chess bishops, 2" tall, 1" diameter semicircle base, 3/8" at top.

One unfinished, turned natural wood cup, concave at sides, 1 1/2" diameter at base, 1 3/4" diameter a top.

Two red, unfinished wooden rods with metal hooks at end, 4 1/8" long.

Three natural, unfinished wooden rod shooters with beveled end for shooting, 3 5/8" long, 3/8" round end, 3/8" flat end for shooting.

One natural, unfinished wooden replacement shooter, 3 1/4" long, 1/4" wide.

11/16" diameter winks: 1 pale yellow, 1 red, 1 pale blue.

Rick Tucker