Tennis - Coppia di Spalding: Competition / Impact Record - Tennis racket set

Pair of iconic rackets from the wooden era.
Founded in Chicago in 1876 by Albert Spalding (a legendary baseball player and manager), Spalding is one of the oldest and most influential sporting goods brands in the world.

The set includes:
- Spalding Competition
- Spalding Impact Record

Rackets in excellent condition, as shown in the photos, including the frame, grip, and strings.
Exceptionally well preserved.


••• SPALDING COMPETITION

Here are the details of the Spalding Competition tennis racket.

Brand: Spalding (a historic American company founded in 1876).
Country of manufacture: Handcrafted in Belgium (“Handcrafted in Belgium”).
Historical period: Dates from the 1970s / early 1980s, the golden age of laminated, multi-ply wooden rackets.
Frame construction (7-Plies): Made from 7 layers of wood and composite fibers (“7-Plies French-White-Ashwood-Fiber Outer-Ply Vulcan-Fiber Shoulder Combined Walnut-Ash Flake”).
It uses French white ash combined with vulcanized-fiber reinforcements and walnut/ash sections at the shoulders of the frame to ensure stability and flexibility.
Flexibility and model: Flexibility: Medium-Flex (medium flexibility, designed to offer a good balance between control and power).
Series: Specialist Frame (marked on the throat above the grip).
The F.I.T. (Italian Tennis Federation) crest/logo is also present on the side.
Frame weight: The label on this example indicates Light Med (Light/Medium). Grip size: corresponding to size 5.
Beautiful butt cap with a raised S.

This racket is in excellent condition, with its original frame, grip, and strings.


••• SPALDING IMPACT RECORD

Here are the details, construction features, and information about the vintage Spalding Impact Record tennis racket.

Brand: Spalding.
Production period: Dates from the second half of the 1970s / early 1980s, the final phase of the wooden-racket era before the complete transition to graphite and composite materials.
Approval: The shaft bears the F.I.T. (Italian Tennis Federation - Pool Tennis) approval sticker, confirming official distribution and use in Italian tournaments at the time.
Laminated wood construction: Built by layering (laminating) different types of wood to ensure the maximum stability and torsional flexibility typical of Spalding’s “Record” / “Impact” models of the period.
Design and graphics: The throat features a curved stripe design in shades of green and blue (or teal), with IMPACT RECORD printed on the lower part of the head and the SPALDING logo running vertically on the heart.
Weight and grip code: A LM5 label is present on the side of the shaft, standing for Light Medium (weight) and grip size 5 (equivalent to 4 5/8 inches).
Butt cap: Original octagonal butt cap made of light-colored plastic, bearing the classic SPALDING logo between two horizontal lines.

This racket is in excellent condition, with its original frame, grip, and strings.