Grays_125TSA

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Grays 125 TSA (1985)

Condition
6
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 This Racket

This is a later Grays model, fashionable when manufacturers started painting the whole frame in the mid to late 80s. Grays itself was founded in 1855 by H.J. Gray stated making wooden rackets for Cambridge students, the company quickly expanded its product range. It had its own small factory, making largely hand-made products. It made the famous Hazells Streamline racket. It had some excellent rackets and nice liveries, although its use of new materials was slow. In the 70s and 80s their wooden tennis and squash rackets were considered some of the best in the world! But it was only modesty successful in the UK but hardly known in US and Europe. It was dominated by Dunlop whose factory at Waltham Abbey is barely 50 kilometres from Grays’ Playfair Works factory at Coton just outside Cambridge. The Pointmaster was an attempt to relaunch interest in Grays in the 1980s. The they still make three bespoke rackets today.

MODEL List: 1908 “Masterpiece”; 1927 Light Blue’; The Gray; Wingfield; Playfair; Light Blue Super Blue Treble Blue, New Blue, Royal Blue, Varsity Blue, Cambridge Blue; Gray Century, Gazelle, Pointmaster, Stroke Master, 125.

Grays actually still makes bespoke wooden rackets namely the Mystique £210; Wingfield: GBP£215 and Masterpiece: GBP£198 and these continue to be super-rare. They are all-wood 9-ply lamination including Leatheroid plate 69 sqinch 18×20 available in

Light – up to 335 grams unstrung
M or Medium – 335 + grams unstrung

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Specifications (👋 not yet accurate….check back soon)
MeasurementsValuePerformanceScore
Weight394gPower33/100
Head Size & Length68sq in | 27inchControl28/100
Balance8pt head light (220)Spin26/100
GripPerforated leatherHandling30/100
Strings18 x 20 | gutComfort49/100
FlexibilityRA 49Consistency33/100

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About Grays

Grays International, established in 1855 by rackets champion H.J. Gray, has a rich history of over 160 years in producing top-quality sporting products. The company’s heritage and record of innovation have resulted in a powerful portfolio of brand names synonymous with excellence in the sporting world. Grays is renowned for its rackets in Real Tennis and Rackets, hand-crafted in Cambridge, England, from English timber processed at their Robertsbridge timber yard. The company’s brands, including Gray-Nicolls in cricket and Gilbert in rugby and netball, are market leaders globally, offering not only equipment but also clothing and footwear of unparalleled innovation and quality. Grays International’s expansion and acquisitions, such as the addition of the Gilbert Rugby brand, have contributed to its continued success. The company, still family-owned and operated, supports athletes from grassroots to professional levels, embodying a legacy of excellence and innovation in the world of sports.

YEAREVENT
1855Henry John Gray founded Grays of Cambridge
1863Harry Gray became World Champion in Rackets
1868Joseph Gray appointed professional at Rugby School
1890Grays’ first catalogue featuring diverse sporting goods
1912Grays’ racquets for World Champion Charles Williams lost with the Titanic
1914Grays became a limited company
1940Merger of H.J. Gray & Sons and L.J. Nicolls forming Gray-Nicolls
1941Grays appointed as a nucleus firm; acquired Hazell & Co.
1956Launched the ‘Olympic’ hockey stick
1965Established Gray’s Pakistan factory
1974Introduced the revolutionary Scoop cricket bat
1987Grays floated on the Pakistan Stock Exchange
1995Gilbert ball first used in Netball World Championships
2002Grays acquired Gilbert brand
2007Gilbert ball used in Netball World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand
2015Gilbert Match XV chosen for Rugby World Cup