 Jack Crawford in 1933 with an Alexander Cressy Wizard flat top racquet | |
| Industry | Sports equipment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| Founders | Alfred Alexander Jr. and Stephen B. Hopwood |
| Fate | Liquidated in 1961 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
The Alexander Patent Racket Company was an Australian sports equipment manufacturer based in Launceston, Tasmania, which operated between 1925 and 1961.[1]
The company was established by Alfred Alexander Jr. and Stephen B. Hopwood, initially to manufacture tennis racquets.[2][3] From 1931, the company expanded its range to include the manufacture of badminton and squash racquets, cricket bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks and table tennis bats.[4]
The company is notable for producing the world's first laminated tennis racquet.[5] The patent for this laminated tennis racquet, lodged on 12 July 1921 by brothers Alfred Alexander Jr. and Douglas Davey Alexander, is where the company derived its name.[4]
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- ^ Black, Zona (2016-10-23). "A place in sporting history". The Examiner. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ^ "PATRIOTIC OPTIMISM". Examiner. 1926-09-21. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ a b Green, Christopher (2011). What a racket! : the illustrated story of the Alexander Patent Racket Co. Ltd., Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 1925-1961. Launceston, Tas.: Bokprint Pty. Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9871085-0-0. OCLC 733310743.
- ^ Brunton, Tess (2017-07-23). "Tasmanian design makes a world class racquet". The Examiner. Retrieved 2021-09-13.