Condition

8

10: New
9: Mint
8: Excellent
7: Good
6: Fair
5: Average
4: Below Average
3: Poor

| Rarity

9

10: Impossibly rare
9: Extremely rare
8: Hard to find
7: Fairly rare
6: Uncommon
5: Common
<4: Big Seller

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About Adidas

Like all manufacturers, Adidas were keen to develop the women’s market. Around 1974/5 they developed a core series of Ash wood laminated rackets with stunning liveries and superior leather grips, and turned their skills to a handful of lighter models. This cute little model is called the “Lady”….maybe they could have found a better name! This racket has the tell-tale slot for vibration reduction invented by Snauwaert…..this tells me that it is likely that Snauwaert made this racket because it took about 5 years for adidas to tool up on there own factories to produce rackets.

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Adidas History

The adidas brand is one of the most famous brands ever. This German company has an iconic name and a characteristic logo of three stripes – 3 stripes, which are inherent to this brand, which are known all over the world. Adidas is currently one of the largest manufacturers of sports and leisure clothing, footwear and accessories in the world. What is the history behind this fashion and sports icon?

They started in the washroom and gradually conquered the world. Every great story has a beginning. This one started in a small town in Bavaria, Germany. Adi Dassler started in his mother’s washroom, registered “Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik” in 1924 and began to provide athletes with the best possible sports equipment. A few years later, runner Lina Radke won a gold medal in Amsterdam in his sneakers. These were the first rewards and milestones – and only the beginning of the adidas history story.

Adidas was founded in 1949 by Adolf (Adi) Dassler at the age of 49 again under the name “Adi Dassler adidas Sportschuhfabrik”, after falling out with his brother Rudolf. He subsequently founded his own competing company, which we know today under the name Puma. Despite the fact that the brothers never reconciled, their competitive struggle was responsible for the fact that both brands rocketed into the public consciousness, which was further supported by the fact that the sports products from both of their workshops reached top quality. The company starts with 47 employees in the small town of Herzogenaurach. In the same year, he registered the shoe, which included the registration of the soon-to-be-famous adidas 3-Stripes. Later, they also started producing the famous Franz Beckenbauer warm-up sets.

The ‘70s brought us iconic music, culture, and fashion, as well as prominent moments in sports history. From the Telstar, the World Cup’s first official soccer ball, to the first edition of the cult favorite adidas Superstar, the ‘70s proved to be an influential period for today’s culture. The ‘80s broke barriers in culture as well, with Run-D.M.C garnering a cult following with the M45k Best bomber jacket. New York Marathon legend Grete Waitz logged iconic miles in the Atlanta shoe. The Hercules shoe inspired a high-top revolution in the music industry, and the cushioning elements of the ‘80s inspired later shoes like the adidas NMD. in 2009, Andy Murray became adidas’ highest-paid athlete with a five-year contract worth $24.5 million. The brand also introduced Climalite and Climacool technologies in their apparel line. Currently, adidas sponsors players like Garbiñe Muguruza, Angelique Kerber, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Alexander Zverev.