Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Original Patents. Cricket Bats 1886-1895. Folder comprising twenty four original printed ‘Provisional Specification’ patent documents, all relating to the construction of cricket bats, including ‘An Unbreakable Bat’, bat and tennis racquet handles and covers and others ‘of the like’. Includes patents applied for by notable manufacturers of the day including S.M. Wainwright 1886, G.H. White of Aquila Clapshaw, White & Co. 1886, H.S. Dark of F. Dark (Lord’s) 1886, L.J. Nicholls 1889, A.W. Trimmings 1890, F.H. Ayres 1894 etc. Documents include Patent Specification, description and some with diagrams. Very good condition.