Table Tennis Set

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Table Tennis Set

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.4a-j

Description

Table tennis set consisting of two paddles with waxed paper envelopes, a hollow plastic ball (ping-pong ball) on a long string, a wide net that can tie to a tabletop, a metal bracket, and a cardboard box. The small paddles are covered on both sides by a thin layer of red rubber.

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1940

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Set, Table Tennis

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gear, Table Tennis

Nomenclature Class

Sports Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects