- Manufactured by
- Victoria
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- wood with varnish, paint and string (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 26 1/8 × 7 15/16 × 1 1/4 in. (66.3 × 20.2 × 3.2 cm)
- Description
- A Victoria badminton racket from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The string area is mostly strung with a knot repair of two (2) broken strings near the throat. The wooden frame has blue painted detailing at the throat and at the bottom of the shaft above the handle. On one side, at the throat, is a stamped graphic of the manufacturer's logo: a text banner that reads [VICTORIA] above a graphic of a shield emblazoned with a roman helmet. The handle is wrapped with black grip tape.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Business
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Sports
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.47.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




