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Boxed Ping Pong Table Tennis Set. Jaques & Hamleys Gossima. C1900.
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Boxed Ping Pong Table Tennis Set. Jaques & Hamleys Gossima. C1900.

1900 - 1920
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Description

This wonderful antique ping pong set which dates from c1900 comes in it's wooden storage box and is by J Jaques and Hamley Bros.

The set comes complete with two Gossima bats which have wood handles, are made of vellum and have red bindings to the edges, a Halex ping pong ball, table net clamps with are marked with Hamleys Ping Pong, net and comes in the original wood case.

The box lid still retains it's original label that reads The New Table Game of Ping Pong or Gossima. To be obtained at Hamley Bros. Sole Publishers & Manufacturers Jaques & Son Ltd & Hamley Bros (Jointly concerned). The inside lid also has a Hamley's, 512 Oxford Street, London label.

This very nice table tennis set is a wonderful piece for any games enthusiast or antique sporting goods collector.

Date: c1900.

Dimensions of box: Length: 53 cm (21"). Width: 20 cm (7 3/4"). Height: 10.5 cm (4").

Total weight: 1752 g.

Condition: Excellent antique condition with some age related wear. The bats are excellent condition with the vellum having no rips or tears. The box has some wear and lid retaining ribbon is broken. Please see pictures.

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Krave Antiques has dated this Antique Table Tennis Set to the 1900s.

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JHPPS3640
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Description
This wonderful antique ping pong set which dates from c1900 comes in it's wooden storage box and is by J Jaques and Hamley Bros.

The set comes complete with two Gossima bats which have wood handles, are made of vellum and have red bindings to the edges, a Halex ping pong ball, table net clamps with are marked with Hamleys Ping Pong, net and comes in the original wood case.

fig 1. An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid.
fig 1. Boxed Ping Pong Table Tennis Set. Jaques & Hamleys Gossima. C1900.

The box lid still retains it's original label that reads The New Table Game of Ping Pong or Gossima. To be obtained at Hamley Bros. Sole Publishers & Manufacturers Jaques & Son Ltd & Hamley Bros (Jointly concerned). The inside lid also has a Hamley's, 512 Oxford Street, London label.

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This very nice table tennis set is a wonderful piece for any games enthusiast or antique sporting goods collector.
Krave Antiques
fig 2. An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid.
fig 2. Boxed Ping Pong Table Tennis Set. Jaques & Hamleys Gossima. C1900.

Date: c1900.

Dimensions of box: Length: 53 cm (21"). Width: 20 cm (7 3/4"). Height: 10.5 cm (4").

Total weight: 1752 g.

Condition: Excellent antique condition with some age related wear. The bats are excellent condition with the vellum having no rips or tears. The box has some wear and lid retaining ribbon is broken. Please see pictures.

Buy Now on our website: https://www.kraveantiques.co.uk/products/Jaques-Hamleys-Ping-Pong-Set-3640.html

Date of Manufacture

Krave Antiques has dated this Antique Table Tennis Set to the 1900s.

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SA1230129
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JHPPS3640
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Archive I An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid.

Boxed Ping Pong Table Tennis Set. Jaques & Hamleys Gossima. C1900.

Archive II An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View II
Archive III An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View III
Archive IV An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View IV
Archive V An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View V
Archive VI An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View VI
Archive VII An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View VII
Archive VIII An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View VIII
Archive IX An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View IX
Archive X An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View X
Archive XI An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid. View XI
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An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid.
Boxed Ping Pong Table Tennis Set. Jaques & Hamleys Gossima. c1900.
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An open wooden pine box containing two vellum ping pong rackets, a white ball, and brass net clamps with a folded green net, featuring a Hamleys paper label inside the lid.
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Gossima was an early commercial name registered by John Jaques & Son in the 1890s for an indoor game adapted from lawn tennis. It used vellum battledores, brass table clamps, and parchment or cork balls before the adoption of celluloid balls around 1900.

Late Victorian and Edwardian table tennis sets were constructed using natural materials, including vellum or parchment skin stretched over wooden frames for the paddles, brass clamping mechanisms, woven cotton nets, and solid pine or mahogany presentation boxes.

Authentic period game sets commonly feature printed manufacturer or retailer paper labels affixed to the inside lid, brass threaded hardware for net attachment, and vellum-surfaced paddles rather than rubber-faced rackets.

Antique parlour games can be displayed open on a bookshelf, coffee table, or console cabinet to highlight the original maker labels, brass metalwork, and historic craftsmanship.

Keep vellum paddles and wooden boxes in a climate-controlled environment away from direct sunlight, excessive humidity, and heat sources to prevent the organic skin from splitting and the timber from warping.
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