Table Tennis History Journal 88 Excellent research for Historians, Collectors June and all Lovers of our Great Sport 2019 The Table Tennis Art of Gustav Rehberger From the Editor Table Tennis Dear Friends, Welcome to issue 88 of the Table Tennis History Journal, for History historians, writers, collectors, and all lovers of our sport. Journal We begin with an astounding drum racket hand dated 1856, with an inscription of a rally of 10,000 strokes! This is before Table Tennis, from the shuttlecock game. I also report some early images of a free-form racket and ball game. Then a summary of a fine exhibition by the Shanghai ITTF Museum at the recent World Championships in Budapest. We also explore the powerful Table Tennis art of Gustav Rehberger, and meet an Angel of Florida Table Tennis, Caron Leff. Alan Duke (ENG) reports part 1 of his research into Hamleys, and continues his research into early newspaper articles. Jorge Arango (COL) sends his 7�� installment on early pirated images, and Gerald Gurney (ENG) reports on some early Punch humour. Todd Allen (USA) discovered a cache of documents about Trude Kleinova Vogel and her husband Eric. Our Philatelic Update includes several new stamps and postmarks, with grateful thanks to our contributors. Auction No. 88 Action, features some surprises and amazing bargains. Hope you enjoy the new issue. Feedback always welcomed. Next June 2019 edition scheduled for October 1, 2019. For our sport … Table Tennis. For all. For Life. Chuck Editor and Publisher: Mystery solved! Recall the fascinating mystery of the World Chuck Hoey, Honorary Curator Championship medal discovered by a metal detector enthusiast in ITTF Museum & China TT Museum Utah (USA)? This was reported in edition 86 of the TT History
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