James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

P A T E N T A D J U S T A B LAWN TENNIS POLES , FIXED IN A F E WMINUTES, AND WILLKEEPUPRIGHT. PRICE25/-. Trade supplied . . . . H.SMITH'S , P A T E N T . N O . 4 9 4 8 . A . D . 1 8 9 0 . A SF O L D E D. N OL O O S EP A R T S . DIRECTIONS .-Hold up the stay when driving the post into the ground , then place the stay in position , and draw the anchor out of the stay before driving it into the ground ; should the post draw out of upright by the drag of the net, remove the pin from the slide , the post can then be pulled back ; replace the pin , the post will remain in position as fixed . H. S M I T H , 210, A C R EL A N E, B R I X T O N, S.W. M A R X