Alexander Patent Racket Company
The Alexander Patent Racket Company was an Australian sports equipment manufacturer based in Launceston, Tasmania, which operated between 1925 and 1961.
Jack Crawford in 1933 with an Alexander Cressy Wizard flat top racquet | |
| Industry | Sports equipment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| Founders | Alfred Alexander Jr. and Stephen B. Hopwood |
| Fate | Liquidated in 1961 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
The company was established by Alfred Alexander Jr. and Stephen B. Hopwood, initially to manufacture tennis racquets. From 1931, the company expanded its range to include the manufacture of badminton and squash racquets, cricket bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks and table tennis bats.
The company is notable for producing the world's first laminated tennis racquet. The patent for this laminated tennis racquet, lodged on 12 July 1921 by brothers Alfred Alexander Jr. and Douglas Davey Alexander, is where the company derived its name.
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