The Table Tennis 49 - ITTF

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This Tony Special Stiga
picture bat sold for an
astonishing 9100 Swedish
Krona ($1500)!
A rare Stiga Ehrlich with
thick sponge, slant cut
handle without holes
sold for 1577 SEK
62GBP
48GBP
1125 SEK (~$190), a
bargain price for this
FLisan Expander with
thick waffle sponge.
Racket
Rackets continue to attract strong interest, and a
fine example of a Stiga Tony Special led the field
with a lively auction on tradera, ending at a huge
9100 SEK, about US$1500. This seldom seen
racket was named after Tony Larsson, a Swedish
star in the 1950s & early 60s. Another old Stiga
that attracted attention was a thick smooth
sponge Ehrlich Special. Paul Ehrlich, nephew of
Alex, found an extra Butterfly Alex Ehrlich model,
which he kindly donated to the ITTF Museum.
Barna hard rubber rackets always do well, especially
with one of his booklets.
Barna rackets with their familiar brown or reddish-brown color rubber (Barna in Hungarian means brown) are always popular & desirable,
among collectors and hardbat players worldwide. The classic hardbat game is making a comeback, with much activity in the USA as well as
England, France, Germany and elsewhere. we would be pleased to learn about hardbat activity in other countries.
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Report
107 Euros for this rare boxed Butterfly ‘Alex Ehrlich’ bat with the familiar
slant cut grip with holes. A second example was kindly donated to the ITTF
Museum by Paul Ehrlich of Paris. This style of blade was also made by
Stiga and Hanno. They usually also have the holes in the grip, presumably
to lighten the blade somewhat while providing some ventilation. See left
middle for a Stiga Ehrlich without holes. Which came first, the model with
or without holes?
83GBP
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