John Jaques & Sons

Phone: 01732 500111

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www.jaques.co.uk

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John Jaques & Sons
Category: Games

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Phone
01732 500111
Email
Email business
Website
www.jaques.co.uk
Address
House Of Jaques, Edenbridge Kent, TN8 6EL
 

sports

games

Tennis


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Jaques of London are the oldest and most influential sports and games manufacturer in the world Each meticulous step continues, following an unbroken tradition of craftsmanship which began over 200 years ago with the gifted Thomas Jaques, whose apprenticeship to Mr Ivy proved so fruitful In 1839 Jaques made the popularisation of Chess possible with the creation of an easily produced and instantly recognisable set of Chessmen as part of their famous Staunton chess set Over 100 years ago John Jaques III turned the parlour game of Gossima into Ping Pong, which would later become known as Table Tennis and become the world's most popular racket sport It was especially popular in India, reportedly played by The Viceroy himself with a solid ivory mallet, probably made by Jaques as part of their finest set

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    Jaques of London are the oldest and most influential sports and games manufacturer in the world Each meticulous step continues, following an unbroken tradition of craftsmanship which began over 200 years ago with the gifted Thomas Jaques, whose apprenticeship to Mr Ivy proved so fruitful In 1839 Jaques made the popularisation of Chess possible with the creation of an easily produced and instantly recognisable set of Chessmen as part of their famous Staunton chess set Over 100 years ago John Jaques III turned the parlour game of Gossima into Ping Pong, which would later become known as Table Tennis and become the world's most popular racket sport It was especially popular in India, reportedly played by The Viceroy himself with a solid ivory mallet, probably made by Jaques as part of their finest set

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