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    Founded in 1871 by Baseball Hall of Famer George Wright and Boston businessman Henry Ditson, the company became a purveyor of tennis, golf and baseball equipment. Wright & Ditson was known for its precision and craftsmanship, manufacturing the finest tennis rackets, golf and baseball equipment.

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    Who were Wright & Ditson?Wright and Ditson was a sporting goods company in the US (Boston based, I think) that was the premier supplier of tennis, baseball, and golf equipment to the "hobbyist" as we amateur folk were called in the late 19th century. Later acquired by Spalding, W and D made excellent hickory clubs from the 1880s to, I assumed the mid 30's.

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    When did Wright & Ditson start?The first ad that I have found to date for Wright & Ditson is May 22,1880. Although I have read that George Wright claimed to be the first U.S. tennis importer on more than one occasion, Wright & Ditson was incorporated in 1878, so it is impossible for them to beat the 1876 Peck & Snyder date, the 1876 C.F.A. Hinrichs date or the 1877 Horsman date.

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    What did Henry Ditson do for a living?By 1875, Henry was living in Boston and working as a clerk. The following year, Henry became a partner in Bird & Ditson, a company listed as a "provisions" merchant (grocery/general mercantile). In 1879, Ditson left Bird & Ditson to work as a clerk for George Wright and by 1880, had become a partner in "Wright & Ditson."

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    Did Wright & Ditson make Hickory golf clubs?Wright and Ditson, A Boston company, was one of the US mass-producers of clubs towards the end of the hickory era and, on that basis, would not warrant a mention here were it not for the connection of the company with two of the pivotal figures in US golf.

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