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A pair of tennis rackets. The first is an Alexander Cressy Model Deluxe Super Hardcourt wooden racket. Made in Australia. The second is a Hedley's Special Club wooden racket. Made in Australia. Both have wooden head covers. Greta Garbo was an avid tennis player who played regularly with Charlie Chaplin and Bill Tilden. Garbo told her great nephew that "Tilden was so beautiful to watch, I sometimes missed the return." Largest, 28 inches long Categories: Greta Garbo


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2012-12-14

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