Alexander 100: How to build a better racquet

Name: Alexander 100: How to build a better racquet
Start: 2025-11-11T01:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-11T01:30:00+11:00
Location: Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Rd, Invermay TAS 7248, Australia

Schedule

Tue Nov 11 2025 at 01:00 am to 01:30 am

UTC+11:00

Location

Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Rd, Invermay TAS 7248, Australia | Launceston, TS

Explore Alexander Patent Racket Company’s legacy in our FREE exclusive floor talk series at the Museum at Inveresk.
Alexander 100: Creativity & innovation – “How to build a better racquet”
Ever seen a racquet that inspired a musical instrument? Discover how Tasmanian design turned timber into tennis history.
From Alfred Alexander’s “I could make a better one” moment that was the catalyst to create the company, to the dry bent laminated timber technique that produced racquets in just 16 hours, the talk reveals the clever problem-solving and inventive spirit that defined the company.
Participants will get a close look at the cross-section display of the racquet’s layered design, the Flat Top racquet and Cressy Wizard models, and even banjo-mandolins inspired by racquet-making.
Don’t miss this curious, clever, and slightly cheeky celebration of design and innovation.