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Welcome to issue 81 of the Table Tennis Collector, with 76 pages of interesting research and history of our sport, our largest ever edition! Our cover story presents a fine Chinese poster from 1964. A big welcome to new contributor Don Varian (USA), who introduces us to some top quality bats & ...

Welcome to issue 80 of the Table Tennis Collector, with over 60 pages of interesting research and history of our sport. Our cover story presents the Chinese collection of Olympic Gold medals. The brilliant Chinese athletes continue to enhance their collection, now 28 out of 32 since 1988, with ...

Welcome to issue 79 of the Table Tennis Collector, my 40�� edition, featuring 56 pages of Table Tennis history. I am pleased to announce some major changes to my ITTF Museum website, with the intent to change its mission to a TT history site, since the Museum is moving to Shanghai. There are ...

Welcome to issue 78 of the Table Tennis Collector. Our cover story salutes Graham Frankel (ENG) for his monumental work in creating a complete online archive of all pages of the English TTA official magazines, from 1935 to 2010. This is a great historical resource for research, results, fact ch...

Welcome to issue 77 of the Table Tennis Collector, a special edition in honor of legendary Richard Bergmann. Our cover story announces a fantastic donation to the ITTF Museum, a large group of trophies and medals won by the 4-time World Singles Champion, renowned for his defense & untiring figh...

Welcome to issue 76 of the Table Tennis Collector, 62 pages of Table Tennis history. Special thanks to all our contributors. Our cover story is about a splendid group of Victor Barna materials conveyed to the ITTF Museum by the late Susie Barna, including the St Bride Vase for winning 3 World...

Welcome to issue 75 of the Table Tennis Collector, 62 pages of Table Tennis history. Special thanks to all our contributors. We are happy to welcome back Steve Grant (USA), who presents his research about the development of the sponge racket. Great Shots shows some early inside views with a p...

Welcome to issue 74 of the Table Tennis Collector, another 60-page edition. Special thanks to all our contributors. Great Shots is an expanded version, beginning with Susie Barna, who passed away in August at age 96. Also some classic photos of top players, celebrities, and para Table Tennis....

Welcome to issue 73 of the Table Tennis Collector. Special thanks to all our contributors. I am sad to note the passing of 2-time World Singles Champion Johnny Leach, and of Liha Ambassador Peter Cua (PHI). Other announcements in this issue: a new film on the late Marty Reisman (USA), Jaques of...

Welcome to issue 72 of the Table Tennis Collector, 60 pages of Table Tennis history. Special thanks to all our contributors. Great Shots shows 3 Olympics Presidents enjoying Table Tennis. New Discoveries, Old Treasures shows for the first time the complete set of 12 of the rare Globe Metal ...

Welcome to issue 71 of the Table Tennis Collector, at 60 pages, our largest ever issue! Our magazine is stimulating greater interest in Table Tennis history, and I am grateful to all of our contributors for sharing their experience. Our readers will enjoy an interview of the first ITTF Presid...

Dear Friends, Welcome to issue 70 of the Table Tennis Collector. Our cover story announces an historic event in Table Tennis philately, a joint issue of two stamps, from China and Sweden … along with 40 different Table Tennis postmarks! Great Shots salutes the prestigious Swaythling Club, w...

Welcome to issue 69 of the Table Tennis Collector. The World Championships in Paris Bercy are in the record books - congratulations to the winners, all participants, the volunteers and the organizers. I staged a small exhibition - see my report, pp.4-5. Our cover story announces the plans to mo...

The famous skull and crossbones racket of Zarko Dolinar, who recorded the names & results of his wins. Now on permanent exhibit in Koprivnica, Croatia. Our cover story on pages 4-5.

Tennis de Salon, c. 1902 Spectacular boxed set, with 4 strung rackets, fine color lithograph, very rare ball pick-up device, and unusual stripe balls. Great find by one of our readers!

Legendary Victor Barna during his tour of Australia - a classic acrobatic move by the World Championship record holder: 22 Gold medals, and 5 World Singles titles! Special thanks to ITTF Deputy President Neil Harwood for this Great Shot.

Less than a month after David Foster’s application for his patent arrived at The Patent Office in London, two were received (on 12th August 1890) from 42-year-old Emma Barker. These were for equipment for her ‘New Game of Ball’ and are important historically as they contain the first known set of...